statuary
pronunciation
How to pronounce statuary in British English:
UK [ˈstætʃuəri]
How to pronounce statuary in American English:
US [ˈstætʃeri]
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- Noun:
- statues collectively
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or suitable for statues
Word Origin
- statuary (n.)
- 1560s, "art of making statues;" 1580s, "statue sculptor," from Latin statuaria (ars), noun use of fem. of statuarius "of statues," as a noun, "maker of statues," from statua "an image, statue, monumental figure" (see statue). Meaning "statues collectively" is from 1670s. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to statues," 1620s, from the noun or from Latin statuarius.
Example
- 1. The statuary gave me a cold stare .
- 2. His decrees led in part to the byzantine style-devoid of statuary and unchanging in doctrine and ritual .
- 3. It should be illegal , she declared , for museums to purchase classical statuary whose provenance was unclear .
- 4. In contrast the western church embraced statuary and sculpture which in time begot the highly ornamented forms of the baroque period and the music that followed .
- 5. A green-and-white italianate building in the neo-colonial style popular in thailand during the 19th century houses a " citizen kane " - like bewilderment of european statuary and art , including a collection of elaborately decorated french and german porcelain plates , vases and figurines .