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单词 statuary
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statuary

(stætʃuəri, US -ueri)
uncountable noun
If you talk about the statuary in a place, you are referring to all the statues and sculpture there.
[formal]

statuary in British English

(ˈstætjʊərɪ)
noun
1. 
statues collectively
2. 
the art of making statues
adjective
3. 
of, relating to, or suitable for statues
Word origin
C16: from Latin statuārius

statuary in American English

(ˈstætʃuˌɛri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈstatuˌaries
1. 
statues collectively; group of statues
2. 
the art of making statues
3.  now rare var. of
sculptor
adjective
4. 
of or suitable for statues
Word origin
L statuaria < statuarius, of statues < statua, statue

Examples of 'statuary' in a sentence
statuary

The courtyard was shabby, with dying plants, chipped and broken statuary.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (1995)
Which was hardly surprising: every line of sight ran up against gilded statuary or supernumerary columns.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (1995)
`That statuary group is going to be crated up at Heathrow seven days from today," he said.
Butterworth, Michael THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE (1995)
She ignored the statuary and the pedigreed paintings in favor of the hostas and iris and azaleas that were her real love.
Dreyer, Eileen BAD MEDICINE (1995)
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