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frozen flexes carved by people convinced the future would be impressed
means Sculpted figures of people, animals, or things, made to stand upright in stone, bronze, or other lasting material as a memorial or decoration.
from From Latin 'statua,' a thing set up or made to stand, from 'statuere,' to set or place — itself rooted in 'stare,' to stand. The same standing-still family gives us 'stationary,' 'status,' and 'state.' English took it through Old French 'statue.' Fittingly, the word is built from the very act a statue performs forever: standing there.
- missing color
- ancient marble statues were once gaudily painted
- pigeon problem
- birds corrode bronze with surprisingly acidic droppings
- empty pedestals
- toppled tyrants leave bases standing for decades
- hidden code
- a rearing horse once falsely signaled rider died in battle
- colossal limit
- stone statues crack under their own arm weight
statue of liberty — 305-foot copper colossus gifted by france to the us, standing in new york harbor since 1886
christ the redeemer — 98-foot art deco statue overlooking rio de janeiro, completed in 1931
moai of easter island — 887 massive stone figures carved by rapa nui people between 1250-1500 ce across easter island
colossus of rhodes — 120-foot bronze giant built in 280 bce, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world