effigy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/
Etymology
From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”).
Meanings
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A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned.
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A likeness of a person.
All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds.
1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 1:tomb effigy
There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later knight has plate armour, and his wife wears a wimple.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| effigies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
effigial · in effigy · effigylike · semi-effigy
Synonyms
Translations (47)
pt efígie (dummy or other crude representation) · ru карти́на (likeness of a person) · cmn 雕像 (dummy or other crude representation) · ko 화상 (likeness of a person) · ru схо́дство (likeness of a person) · fr effigie (dummy or other crude representation) · ro efigie (dummy or other crude representation) · de Karikatur (dummy or other crude representation) · ru портре́т (likeness of a person) · pl kukła (dummy or other crude representation) · cmn 假人 (dummy or other crude representation) · ba ҡарасҡы (dummy or other crude representation) · ru чу́чело (dummy or other crude representation) · de Bildnis (dummy or other crude representation) · hi पुतला (dummy or other crude representation) · de Abbild (dummy or other crude representation) · de Zerrbild (dummy or other crude representation) · fa آدمک (dummy or other crude representation) · la effigiēs (likeness of a person) · mi pakoko (likeness of a person) · de Effigie (likeness of a person) · fr effigie (likeness of a person) · sv avbildning (dummy or other crude representation) · nl effigie (dummy or other crude representation) · ko 모형 (dummy or other crude representation) · ca ninot (dummy or other crude representation) · da afbildning (dummy or other crude representation) · fi nukke (dummy or other crude representation) · de Konterfei (likeness of a person) · fi kuva (likeness of a person) · nb dukke (dummy or other crude representation) · ja 肖像 (dummy or other crude representation) · de Bildnis (likeness of a person) · es efigie (dummy or other crude representation) · ca efígie (likeness of a person) · ko 초상 (likeness of a person) · ja 画像 (likeness of a person) · ru изображе́ние (likeness of a person) · cmn 肖像 (dummy or other crude representation) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (likeness of a person) · da statue (dummy or other crude representation) · it effigie (dummy or other crude representation) · cmn 小人兒 /小人儿 (dummy or other crude representation) · nb avbildning (dummy or other crude representation) · es efigie (likeness of a person) · txb soye (dummy or other crude representation) · oj mazinichigan (dummy or other crude representation)