statuette
noun/ˌstætjuˈɛt/ · /ˌstætʃuˈɛt/
Etymology Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).
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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.
- […] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother.1921, The Graphic, volume 103, page 444:
- Some statuettes are not monochrome but represent characters. That is why they are called nanofigures.2019 March 7, Filip, “LEGO Microfigures, Minifigures, and Nanofigures”, in Minifigures Blog, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021:
- Related terms
- figurine