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# statuary

noun (statuary — uncountable); adjective (old use)

«statuary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#m1)
2. The art of making statues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In museum visits and history or art lessons, «Roman statuary» means Roman statues together. Gardens of grand houses have «garden statuary». It is a stiff, formal word.

### Examples

- The museum has a fine collection of Greek statuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x1)
- Garden statuary lined the path to the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x2)
- The church was full of marble statuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x3)
- The guidebook describes the palace's statuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x4)
- Ancient statuary was often painted in bright colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x5)
- The palace garden is famous for its statuary and fountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; formal. Say «STATCH-oo-uh-ree». A single piece is «a statue». Myth: ancient Greek statues were plain white — many were painted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «statuary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/statuary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«statuary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/statuary.html) on Mova free.