figurine
pronunciation
How to pronounce figurine in British English:
UK [ˈfɪgəri:n]
How to pronounce figurine in American English:
US [ˌfɪgjəˈrin]
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- Noun:
- a small carved or molded figure
Word Origin
- figurine (n.)
- "small, ornamental human representation in pottery or other material work," 1854, from French figurine (16c.), from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, from Latin figura "shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Figurette is from 1850, from Italian.
Example
- 1. You can choose an elegant christmas glass figurine for your tree top .
- 2. She seemed distant and frosty , like a figurine in a glass case .
- 3. When he suspects that ingeborg is displeased with him , udo buys her a clay figurine depicting a peasant in the act of defecating .
- 4. A colleague pointed out that a catwoman figurine lacked kitty-like ears .
- 5. All you 've got is a far-fetchedstory and a clay figurine .