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Definition of Effigy

Effigy
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 Effigy from wikipedia

- An effigy is a sculptural representation, often life-size, of a specific person or a prototypical figure. The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies...
- Look up effigy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An effigy is a representation of a person. Effigy may also refer to: Effigy (group), An Australian indie-pop...
- An effigy mound is a raised pile of earth built in the shape of a stylized animal, symbol, religious figure, human, or other figure. The Effigy Moundbuilder...
- Effigy of the Forgotten is the debut full-length album by New York–based death metal band Suffocation, released in 1991. The album features several tracks...
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- A tomb effigy (French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying re****bent on a rectangular slab, presented in full...
- Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by pre-Columbian Mound Builder cultures, mostly in the first millennium...
- The Effigies are an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band pla**** its first show in 1980 and was active initially for approximately a decade, undergoing...
- parti****nts sing traditional songs and throw effigies of Morana into the water. Sometimes the effigies are first set on fire, or their clothes are torn...