EFFIGY
\ˈɛfɪd͡ʒi], \ˈɛfɪdʒi], \ˈɛ_f_ɪ_dʒ_i]\
Definitions of EFFIGY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
By Princeton University
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a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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The image or likeness of a person, especially as in a figure or model; the print or impression on a coin of the head of the prince who struck it. To burn or hang in effigy, to burn or hang the image or picture of a person held in dislike, as an expression of the feeling.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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