[ĕf́ə-jē]
(n.)A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
(n.)A likeness or image, especially of a person.
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Effigy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ' effigy ' is a representation of a person, especially in the form of sculpture. The term is usually associated with full-length figures of a deceased person depicted in stone or wood on church m...
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Effigy Mounds National Monument ; 151 HWY 76 ; Harpers Ferry, IA 52146 ... Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves 31 early American Indian earthen mounds in the shape of animals. The monument preserves over 200 mounds representing almost 2000 years of mound building along the Upper Mississippi River.
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Effigy - Definition of Effigy at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Effigy. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... in effigy, in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.
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Definition of effigy in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of effigy. Pronunciation of effigy. Translations of effigy. effigy synonyms, effigy antonyms. Information about effigy in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Symbolically, especially in the form of an effigy: The deposed dictator was burned in effigy...
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Effigy (DC Comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Effigy is a DC Comics supervillain who fought against Green Lantern Kyle Rayner using the flame powers gained from the Controllers. Raised in Seattle, Washington, by his alcoholic father after his mo...
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Definition of effigy from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... — in effigy : publicly in the form of an effigy <the football coach was burned in effigy...
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Atop a plateau overlooking the Brush Creek Valley, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. ... "The most famous of all such (effigy) mounds is the Great Serpent Mound in Adams County, 1,330 feet in length along its coils and averaging three feet in height."; --E.H. Roseboom & F.
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is an Effigy? ... An effigy is a representation of a person, classically in the form of a sculpture or dummy. Effigies are used to ornament tombs and monuments, and they may also be ritually carried during parades, protests, and other ceremonial occasions.
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