statuary

«statuary» in Mova's school dictionary: Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (statuary — uncountable); adjective (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection. tree →

2) The art of making statues. tree →

sense in the lessons

In museum visits and history or art lessons, «Roman statuary» means Roman statues together. Gardens of grand houses have «garden statuary». It is a stiff, formal word.

examples

• The museum has a fine collection of Greek statuary. tree →
• Garden statuary lined the path to the house. tree →
• The church was full of marble statuary. tree →
• The guidebook describes the palace's statuary. tree →
• Ancient statuary was often painted in bright colours. tree →
• The palace garden is famous for its statuary and fountains. tree →

note

Uncountable; formal. Say «STATCH-oo-uh-ree». A single piece is «a statue». Myth: ancient Greek statues were plain white — many were painted.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «statuary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.