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     • The first known use of statuesque was in 1799
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   When was statuesque first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective statuesque is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for statuesque is from 1799, in a letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher. statuesque is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: statue n., ‑esque suffix.

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   What is the meaning of the word 'statuesque'?

   • The Chinese translation of 'statuesque' is '雕像般的' or '雕像一樣莊嚴優美的 (輪廓)' [adjective]. 'Statuette' is translated to '小雕 [塑]像' [noun] in Chinese. They set up a statuesque bronze statue to his memory. they set up a statuesque bronze statue to commemorate him. The statuesque statue stands by itself in the square.

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   What is a statuesque woman?

   • STATUESQUE definition: 1. A statuesque woman is attractively tall and large. 2. A statuesque woman is attractively tall…. Learn more.

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   What does a statuesque woman look like?

   • A statuesque woman is attractively tall and large. Critics hailed her as the ultimate animate artwork: statuesque and permanent. His massiveness is now immobilized, statuesque. They are petrified in the kind of statuesque attitude adopted in the cold war. Example from the Hansard archive.

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   How does a statuesque figure increase the intensity of the work?

   • Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The intensity of the work is increased by the presence of two female figures, whose statuesque appearance closes the image. Their visual storytelling is brought down by statuesque characters and a lack of clear focus.

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   What does statue mean?

   • statue (n.) "figure of a person or animal made in a solid substance, of some size and in the round," late 14c., from Old French statue, estatue " (pagan) statue, graven image" (12c.), from Latin statua "image, statue, monumental figure, representation in metal."

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   The earliest known use of the adjective statuesque is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for statuesque is from 1799, in a letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher. statuesque is formed within English, by derivation.

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   Jul 8, 2023 · statuesque. (adj.) "of or like a statue" in some sense, especially "stately, having a formal dignity and beauty, tall and solidly built," 1823, from statue, patterned on picturesque. Related: Statuesquely; statuesqueness. also from 1823.

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   The term "statuesque" was first used in English in the early 19th century. It became more popular in the Victorian era to describe women who were considered the ideal of beauty: tall, curvy, and graceful.

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   Oct 25, 2024 · statuesque (comparative more statuesque, superlative most statuesque) Resembling or characteristic of a statue. [from 18th c.] 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard: He was by no means a bad hero to look at, if such a thing were needed.

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   The meaning of STATUESQUE is resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness; especially : having a tall and shapely form. How to use statuesque in a sentence.

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   uk / ˌstætʃ.uˈesk / us / ˌstætʃ.uˈesk / Add to word list. A statuesque woman is attractively tall and large. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. drop-dead gorgeous. loveliness. lovely. lusciously. magnetically. magnificent. suavely. suit. super-cute.

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   noun. Word origin. C19: from statue + -esque, on the model of picturesque. statuesque in American English. (ˌstætʃuˈɛsk ) adjective. of or like a statue. ; specif., a. tall and well-proportioned. b. having a stately grace and dignity. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.