statuary

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/ / /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/

Etymology: From the noun or the Latin adjective statuārius (“of statues”).

Of, relating to, or characteristic of statues.
“He [Francis Bacon] lyeth interred in the Church of St. Michael at St. Albans in Hartfordſhire, and hath there a fair ſtatuary monument erected for him of white Marble at the coſt of Sir Thomas Meautis, his ancient ſervant, who was not neerer to him living then dead: […]”
“There is the lady’s own book, complete without a teacher—showing how the waist should be boddiced; the parasol handled; the statuary attitudes; the Parisian curtsy; the prettiest toss of the head, and swing of the train.”

Etymology: From Latin statuārius (“maker of statues”).