stat ‧ ue /ˈstætʃuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin statua , from statuere ; ⇨ ↑ statute ]
an image of a person or animal that is made in solid material such as stone or metal and is usually large ⇨ sculpture :
Churchill’s statue stands outside the parliament building.
A bronze statue was erected in his honour.
statue of
Statues of Lenin were torn down all across Eastern Europe.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + statue
▪ a marble/stone/bronze etc statue
a magnificent marble statue of Frederick the Great
▪ a life-size statue (=the same size as the person or animal it shows)
a life-size bronze statue of a youth
▪ a colossal statue (=very large)
The north side of the building is dominated by a colossal statue of Bishop Gregory.
▪ an equestrian statue (=a statue of someone riding a horse)
He presented the city with an equestrian statue of King William.
■ verbs
▪ a statue stands somewhere
His statue now stands in the courtyard.
▪ carve/sculpt a statue
Some of the statues were carved by Quitainer.
▪ put up a statue ( also erect a statue formal ) (=put it in a public place)
They put up a statue of him in the main square.
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They should erect a statue to you for doing that.