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figurine

[ fig-yuh-reen ]

noun

  1. a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.


figurine

/ ˌɪɡəˈː /

noun

  1. a small carved or moulded figure; statuette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of figurine1

1850–55; < French < Italian figurina, equivalent to figur ( a ) figure + -ina -ine 1 (here diminutive)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of figurine1

C19: from French, from Italian figurina a little figure
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I can remember being younger and looking at all the bird books and figurines in my gramma’s house, thinking, “’s this lady’s deal with birds?”

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David's lounge is a riot of colour – on the floor of his living room are porcelain figurines, hundreds of yellowed newspapers and, balanced across the back of his settee, several thousand Barbie dolls.

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Park often repeats the story of the stone figurines.

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A Funko pop figurine of Watkins was even present on the sideline, passed between teammates on the bench throughout the game.

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A couple dozen of the porcelain snow-baby figurines from Kathi’s collection, which numbered in the hundreds, survived the inferno even though the shelves they were displayed on burned.

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