Effigies

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effigies \Ef*fig"i*es\, n. [L.]
     See {Effigy}. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Effigy \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.
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     {To burn in effigy}, 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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