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Statuette
Pronunciation : Stat`u*ette"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., cf. It. statuetta.]
Definition : Defn: A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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