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effigy
['ɛfədʒɪ]
n. 像, 雕像
  1. Burn a person in effigy.
    焚烧某
  2. The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.
    模拟像被愤怒众烧掉
  3. During the war, the president was sometimes burned in effigy in some cities.
    焚烧总统模拟像。




effigy
[ noun ]
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
<noun.artifact>
the coin bears an effigy of Lincolnthe emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone




Effigy \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr.
effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape,
devise. See {Feign}.]
The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a
full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly
applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or
to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals,
sometimes applied to portraits.

{To burn in effigy}, or {To hang in effigy}, to burn or to
hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public
odium.