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The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. Sir W. Temple. 3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively. (more info) statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue:

Additional info about word: STATUARY

The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. Sir W. Temple. 3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively. (more info) statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. 1. One who practices the art of making statues. On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets. Addison. 2. Etym:

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of STATUARY)

• Sculpture
• Statuary
• carving
• plastic work
• carved art

Related words: (words related to STATUARY)

• SCULPTURESQUE
  After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.
• CARVOL
  One of a species of aromatic oils, resembling carvacrol.
• SCULPTURE
  1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials. 2. Carved work
• STATUARY
  The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. Sir W. Temple. 3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively. (more info) statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue:
• CARVE
  1. To cut. Or they will carven the shepherd's throat. Spenser. 2. To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave. Carved with figures strange and sweet. Coleridge. 3. To make or shape by
• PLASTIC
  a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties of plastic (more info) 1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.
• CARVEN
  Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved. A carven bowl well wrought of beechen tree. Bp. Hall. The carven cedarn doors. Tennyson. A screen of carven ivory. Mrs. Browning.
• CARVEL
  1. Same as Caravel. 2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert.
• PLASTICALLY
  In a plastic manner.
• PLASTICITY
  Plastic force. Dunglison. (more info) 1. The quality or state of being plastic.
• CARVELBUILT
  Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel.
• CARVACROL
  A thick oily liquid, C10H13.OH, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway .
• CARVIST
  A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year. Booth.
• CARVENE
  An oily substance, C10H16, extracted from oil caraway.
• CARVER
  1. One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc. "The carver's chisel." Dodsley. The carver of his fortunes. Sharp 2. One who carves or divides meat
• CARVING
  1. The act or art of one who carves. 2. A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other material. "Carving in wood." Sir W. Temple. 3. The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving
• PLASTICAL
  See PLASTIC
• PROPLASTIC
  Forming a mold.
• APLASTIC
  Not plastic or easily molded.
• STOMATOPLASTIC
  Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed.
• PHELLOPLASTICS
  Art of modeling in cork.
• PROTOPLASTIC
  First-formed. Howell.
• EMPLASTIC
  Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.
• GALVANOPLASTIC
  Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like.
• ECTOPLASTIC
  Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm.
• RHINOPLASTIC
  Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation.
• INSCULPTURED
  Engraved. Glover.
• MONOPLASTIC
  That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.
• EMBRYOPLASTIC
  Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells.
• CEROPLASTICS; CEROPLASTY
  The art of modeling in wax.
• HOMOPLASTIC
  Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms.
• ENDOPLASTICA
  A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the am