statuette

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small statue or sculpted figure, especially one made as an ornament, study, or collectible

   A bronze statuette of a dancer stood on the mantel.

Borrowed from French statuette, a diminutive of statue formed with -ette. The word therefore means literally a small statue and is used for finished ornaments as well as reduced sculptural studies.

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