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statuette

[ stach-oo-et ]

/ ˌstætʃ uˈɛt /

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noun

a small statue.

Origin of statuette

From French, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at statue, -ette

Words nearby statuette

statuary, statue, statue of liberty, statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus, status bar

Example sentences from the Web for statuette

She said some more gibberish, and then refused the statuette from presenter Roger Moore.

The Most ‘WTF’ Oscar Moments Ever: Rob Lowe’s Duet with Snow White, Sacheen Littlefeather, and the Streaker |Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern |February 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then, his eyes flashing fire, he seized from his stock a statuette of George Washington.

Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I |Various
In obedience to the vision she obtained the statuette and took it to a painter, who decorated it in gold and colours.

The Spell of Belgium |Isabel Anderson
Fair as that statuette, with a beautiful bloom; lovely gold hair, too, and hazel eyes.

Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories |Ouida

In the beginning, I said that when the statuette turned on its pedestal, the swords had moved about in the contrary direction.

Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell
Fairfax, meanwhile, finished his statuette and decided to send it to an exhibition of sculpture to be opened in the Rue de Svres.

Fairfax and His Pride |Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for statuette

statuette

/ (ˌstætjʊˈɛt) /

noun

a small statue