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    statue
    stat‧ue /ˈstætʃuː/ 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.
         
    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. | They should erect a statue to you for doing that.