Definition of Effigies. Meaning of Effigies. Synonyms of Effigies

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Definition of Effigies

Effigies
Effigies Ef*fig"i*es, n. [L.] See Effigy. --Dryden.
Effigies
Effigy Ef"fi*gy, n.; pl. Effigies. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits. To burn, or To hang, in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.

Meaning of Effigies from wikipedia

- Additionally, "effigy" is used for certain traditional forms of sculpture, namely tomb effigies, funeral effigies and coin effigies. There is a large...
- tombs below the effigy. Non-re****bent types of effigy became po****r during the Renaissance. In the early Modern period, European effigies are often shown...
- Go Home!, Herman Munster's adopted Aunt The Effigies, a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois Tomb effigy, a sculpted figure on a tomb monument depicting...
- momentum beyond them." "The Effigies were a moving force during a crucial and exhilarating time." The history of The Effigies develops in three discernible...
- of Wisconsin Effigy Mounds." American Anthropologist 31.3 (1929), 562-564. Peet, Stephen Denison. '"Emblematic Mounds and Animal Effigies." Prehistoric...
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- Effigy, in comics, may refer to: Effigy (DC Comics) Effigy (Marvel Comics) Effigy (disambiguation) This article includes a list of related items that...
- The Alligator Effigy Mound is an effigy mound in Granville, Ohio, United States. The mound is believed to have been built between AD 800 and 1200 by people...
- Effigy of the Forgotten is the debut full-length album by New York–based death metal band Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created...
- Aphelia effigies is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the country of Georgia. Wikispecies has information related to Aphelia...