statuette
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue + -ette.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
statuette (plural statuettes)
- A small statue, usually 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 etc.
Translations
a small statue
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See also
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
statuette f (plural statuettes)
Italian
Noun
statuette f
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