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effigy

ef·fi·gy [ éffəjee ] (plural ef·fi·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dummy representing somebody disliked: a dummy, often roughly made and intentionally amusing or insulting, representing somebody disliked or despised

2. carving: a carved representation of a person, used as an architectural decoration or a monument

[Mid-16th century. < Latin effigies< effingere "portray, form" < fingere "fashion, shape"]
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