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noun (plural -gies) Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough Date: 1539 an image or representation especially of a person; especially a crude figure representing a hated person ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) a sculpture or model of a person. Phrases and idioms in effigy in the form of a (usu. crude) representation of a person. Etymology: L effigies f. effingere to fashion ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. изображение; статуя; портрет (преим. объемный или рельефный) wax effigy —- восковая фигура to execute in effigy —- символически предать казни ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a figure made of wood, paper, stone etc, that looks like a person, especially one that makes the person look ugly or funny + of (an effigy of the prime minister) 2 burn/hang sb in effigy to burn or hang a figure of someone at a political demonstration (1) because you hate them ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1539, from L. effigies "copy or imitation of something, likeness," related to effingere "mold, fashion, portray," from ex- "out" + fingere "to form, shape." The Latin words was regarded as plural and the -s was lopped off by 18c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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