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effigies
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Effigy \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. Effigies . [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign .] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly ...
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n. (plural of effigy English)
Usage examples of effigies.
The effigies are in alabaster, and retain considerable traces of colour.
Decorated arched recesses containing four effigies of bishops, belonging to the Perpendicular period.
Whether or not they had placed the sinister effigies in the closet of the dead men.
Lying among the shoes were effigies of Daniel and Charles miniature dolls of the magicians.
He gestured around, seeing some of the eerie drawings and effigies placed around.