figurine
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5.3
- noun
- /ˌfɪɡjəˈrin/
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figurita
- At the craft fair, I bought a delicate figurine made of hand-blown glass.
- clay figurine
- terracotta figurine
- pottery figurine
Slap bracelet, new wrestling figurine, have it in my pocket.
- Slap bracelet, new wrestling figurine, have it in my pocket.
- I bought some hats and some elephants, figurines, some cherries.
- The figurine getting a tattoo from another figurine that I believed to be Justin Bieber.
- Toys like vinyl figurines, like a Funko Pop, almost stuff like that.
- They got Nougat that that Android's going to be like the most like crusty Android figurine.
- I was into things like collecting stamps, fishing, business, finance, gardening, painting, metal figurines.
- So I persuaded her not to only keep her figurines, but also to let herself continue to appreciate their presence.
Examples
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They're not toys, they're figurines.
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Amy, do you see this beautiful, little, glass dolphin figurine?
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This figurine is so last year
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Prima brought out a little figurine that was made to look like herself.
Fiction book (1992) -
Picking up the small figurine Consuelo liked so much, Anna carried it to the family room.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then Filene presented them with their gift, a ceramic figurine of an elderly Oriental couple.
Fiction book (1990) -
The heads of these figurines are generally flat, rectangular, or oblong in shape.
Academic text (2000) -
P126 walked through my mother's house, picking up doodads, trying to remember each figurine and framed photograph.
Fiction book (1990) -
The collector proudly displayed his new figurine of a wise old owl on the shelf.
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She carefully painted the figurine to resemble her favorite childhood character.
Synonyms
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5.4
A small statue of a person, animal, or thing
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Etymology
Figurine comes from the Italian figurina, which comes from figura meaning 'figure' or 'shape', and the ending made it 'little', so it literally means a 'small figure'. That's why a figurine is a small model or statue of a person, animal, or character.