单词 | effigy |
释义 | effigy —effigial /i fij"ee euhl/, adj. /ef"i jee/, n. , pl. effigies. 1. a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument. 2. a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule. 3. in effigy, in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob. [1530-40; ( < MF) < L effigia, equiv. to effig- (ef- EF- + fig- shape, form; see FIGURE) + -ia -Y3] |
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