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| ef·fi·gy [ éffəjee ] (plural ef·fi·gies) |
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1. dummy representing somebody disliked: a dummy, often roughly made and intentionally amusing or insulting, representing somebody disliked or despised
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2. carving: a carved representation of a person, used as an architectural decoration or a monument
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin effigies< effingere "portray, form" < fingere "fashion, shape"] |
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