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Webster 1913 Edition
Statuary
Stat′u-a-ry
(-ā̍-ry̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Statuaries
(-rĭz)
. [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.
[L.
statuaria
(sc. ars
): cf. F. statuaire
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Statuary
STATUARY
,Noun.
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.