EFFIGY


Meaning of EFFIGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-fə-jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough

Date: 1539

: an image or representation especially of a person ; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person

- in effigy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.