statuette
pronunciation
How to pronounce statuette in British English:
UK [ˌstætʃuˈet]
How to pronounce statuette in American English:
US [ˌstætʃuˈet]
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- Noun:
- a small carved or molded figure
Word Origin
- statuette (n.)
- 1843, from statue + diminutive ending -ette.
Example
- 1. What 's an oscar statuette really made of ?
- 2. The best picture category for the 85th academy awards is highly competitive this year , with nine films fighting for the golden statuette .
- 3. Water spews from the mouth of a golden dolphin statuette into an artificial lake .
- 4. In half an hour , your correspondent saw only a trickle of customers and just four items being sold : a pencil , a wind-up plastic frog , a quilt and a golden statuette of a soldier .
- 5. When todd 's grandson attempted to sell todd 's oscar statuette to a movie prop collector , the academy won the legal battle by getting a permanent injunction .