About The Word Effigy

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Effigy

Effigy Meaning & Definition
Effigy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Effigy?

[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Effigy: image | simulacrum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Effigy: companion | copy | dead ringer | double | duplicate | exact likeness | fellow | icon | idol | image | likeness | living image | living picture | match | mate | miniature | mirroring | model | photograph | picture | portrait | reflection | resemblance | rubbing | semblance | shadow | similitude | simulacrum | spit and image | spitting image | trace | tracing | twin | very image | very picture

See Also | bird-scarer | god | graven image | Guy | idol | representation | scarecrow | scarer | strawman | wax figure | waxwork

Effigy In Webster's Dictionary

\Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See {Feign}.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits. {To burn}, or {To hang}, {in effigy}, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.

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