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FIGURINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does figurine mean?
• FIGURINE (noun)
The noun FIGURINE has 1 sense:
1. a small carved or molded figure
Familiarity information: FIGURINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small carved or molded figure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
figurine; statuette
Hypernyms ("figurine" is a kind of...):
figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))
Context examples
Ushabti figurines (small carved figurines) were often placed with the deceased in ancient Egyptian tombs to help with responsibilities in the afterlife.
(Egypt Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Luxor Tomb, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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