STATUARY

statuary. Statuary, n. the art of carving images, a carver

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Stat″u‐a‐ry (–ā̍‐ry̆), n.; pl. Statuaries (–rĭz). [[L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See Statue.]] 1. 1. One who practices the art of making statues.
On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets. Addison. 2. 2. [[L. statuaria (sc. ars): cf. F. statuaire.]] The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. Sir W. Temple.
3. 3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively.