English-Thai Dictionary

statuary

N รูปปั้น  rub-pan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STATUARY

n.[L., a statue; to set. ] 1. The art of carving images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
[In this sense the word has no plural. ]
2. One professes or practices the art of carving images or making statues.
On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STATUARY

Stat "u *a *ry, n.; pl. Statuaries. Etym: [L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See Statue. ]

 

1. One who practices the art of making statues. On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets. Addison.

 

2. Etym: [L. statuaria (sc. ars ): cf. F. statuaire. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

statuary

stat u ar y |ˈstaCHo͞oˌerē ˈstætʃueri | ▶noun sculpture consisting of statues; statues regarded collectively: fragments of broken statuary | classical statuary. • archaic the art or practice of making statues. • archaic a sculptor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue ).

 

statuary marble

statu |ary mar ¦ble ▶noun [ mass noun ] fine-grained white marble suitable for making statues.

 

Oxford Dictionary

statuary

statuary |ˈstatjʊəri, -tʃʊə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] statues regarded collectively: classical statuary. • archaic the art or practice of making statues. • [ count noun ] archaic a sculptor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue ).

 

statuary marble

statu |ary mar ¦ble ▶noun [ mass noun ] fine-grained white marble suitable for making statues.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

statuary

stat u ar y /stǽtʃuèri |-əri, -tju- /名詞 1 〖集合的に 〗彫像, 塑像 (statue ).2 U 彫塑術 .形容詞 彫像の, 彫塑の ; 彫像用の .