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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...
- of Wisconsin Effigy Mounds." American Anthropologist 31.3 (1929), 562-564. Peet, Stephen Denison. '"Emblematic Mounds and Animal Effigies." Prehistoric...
- 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...
- The Lamb as Effigy (also referred to in extended form as The Lamb as Effigy or Three Hundred and Fifty XOXOXOS for a Spark Union With My Darling Divine)...
- 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, in comics, may refer to: Effigy (DC Comics) Effigy (Marvel Comics) Effigy (disambiguation) This article includes a list of related items that...
- folk burnt effigies of po****r hate-figures, such as the Pope. Towards the end of the 18th century children began begging for money with effigies of Guy Fawkes...
- Effigy were an Australian three-piece indie pop/synth band, formed in Perth in 1994. The band originally consisted of Peter Hardman (vocals, guitar, harmonica)...