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Definition of effigy:

  • (noun) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture);

Sentence Examples:

Cross-legged Effigies.

It is a marvelous effigy.

The other effigies are lost.

He calls such effigies "crests."

Effigies must be stamped afresh.

They are mere lifeless effigies.

An effigy vase of unusual form.

Bright was burnt in effigy.

Effigy vases of human figures.

Effigy vase, representing an owl.

The effigy is then burned.

The sculptured effigy of Osiris.

It contains his effigy only.

Early wooden effigies were also in use.

These effigies are singular in themselves.

In monumental effigies it is ever prominent.

A grotesque effigy grinned at him.

Better to crown a graven effigy!

The effigy is strapped on horseback.

Hanged the junior class in effigy.

Below is an altar-tomb with effigy.

These are sometimes called "Effigy Mounds."

The effigy is unfortunately much decayed.

The effigy in the next recess.

The location of this effigy is peculiar.

She looked like some pretty long-vaulted effigy.

How often I have kissed your effigy!

Effigies are sometimes burnt in the fires.

This singular effigy is seen at Thebes.

She seemed the sad effigies of herself.

His effigy shows his splendid robes.

This effigy is closely described in Murray.

The effigy has had a curious history.

It was full of their marble effigies.

This cut shows us one such effigy.

The effigy is gone from the top.

If you call a cotton-flannel effigy, a dog!

Shall I portray the disgusting effigies of one?

There is a fine canopy over the effigies.

We have never had a burning in effigy.

It consisted of a colossal effigy of St.

Why do we not dine him in effigy?

Bones are not given to effigies of dogs.

The effigy is a good example of costume.

The great compassionate angel over the effigy.

The effigy was shown in bold relief.

Cyrus Griffin was not a wax effigy.

The silver effigy lay in his palm.

Everywhere the towns burned him in effigy.

On the third night the effigies were burnt.

The effigy was afterwards laid in a tomb.

Upon the throne itself sat a huge effigy.

It lay quite close to the brilliant effigy.

"And I understand you're burnt together in effigy."

The effigy will soon be burned out, anyhow.

The effigies of the kings faded into shadows.

Her effigy is a splendid study in costume.

This effigy is not in its original position.

A catalog of these wooden effigies would be interesting.

Allow us to show your effigies to the people.

The effigies are praying; the Earl is in armor.

Effigies made to represent one who is to be destroyed.

This effigy also belongs to the Perpendicular period.

He's loved me two years now, in effigy.

A bear effigy and others compose the group.

Haines, especially devoted to monumental effigies and brasses.

Still and silent as an effigy she remained.

Kruger, in effigy: the thing is often done.

That is to say, his marble effigy does.

The stages are flanked by effigies under canopies.

We have already seen his wax effigy in Westminster.

He had been burned in effigy on the streets.

Her effigy was stamped upon the current coin.

To each he gave a gold piece bearing his effigy.

Was it the little girl's effigy she kissed?

The effigies are far too numerous to describe in detail.

Linear mounds are found in the effigy mound region.

There are many effigies, but none of great antiquity.

At evening the effigies were taken down and burned.

"Maybe they have hanged them in effigy," he suggested.

Almost all effigies of the period exhibit these pieces.

It contains effigies of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

It contains the effigies of a lady and a hermit.

This cut affords us a fair idea of effigy mounds.

His effigy is still to be seen in the cathedral.

It was no effigy of stone or metal or ivory.

On various street corners he is being burned in effigy.

The nature of these effigies of clay may be explained.

At the feast she sits like her own effigy.

Brasses for grave-slabs were made bearing finely designed effigies.

The effigy is bronze: all the rest is marble.

Let no violence be done to the effigies of the dead.

The purpose of the effigy mounds is somewhat uncertain.

Their reverse bore the effigy of Charlemagne, still recognizable.

The probability that there were effigy mounds is strong.

The effigies burnt in the fires probably represent witches.

Laurent's eyes turned towards the effigy in the bed.

First Appearance of the Effigy of the Virgin on Coins.

The effigy is in robes, with official staff in hand.

I have been burned in effigy, and the ashes buried.