Definitions

effigy

[ef-i-jee] / ˈɛf ɪ dʒi /

NOUN

dummy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

likeness statue

STRONG

figure icon idol image model picture portrait puppet representation

Antonyms

WEAK

human being

Example Sentences

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A list of his works, and a laudatory Greek epigram, by Bud�us, "UPON HIS EFFIGY," follow.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

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