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statuette

/ˌstætjuˈɛt/ noun C2
  1. A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

Plural statuettes

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“Stuck-up old statuette of nothing doing!” commented the ex-Soap King.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 8 · C1
“‘Tention!” cried Holmes, in a sharp tone, and the six dirty little scoundrels stood in a line like so many disreputable statuettes.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 57 · B2

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