\Stat"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Statuaries}. [L. statuarius,
n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr.
statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See {Statue}.]
1. One who practices the art of making statues.
         On other occasions the statuaries took their
         subjects from the poets.              --Addison.
2. [L. statuaria (sc. ars): cf. F. statuaire.] The art of
   carving statues or images as representatives of real
   persons or things; a branch of sculpture. --Sir W. Temple.
3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively.