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What does effigy mean?

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Noun
  1. A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  2. A likeness of a person.
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The effigy on her tomb in the abbey shows her beauty and is remarkable for its attention to detail.
Imbued with all of Carpeaux's desire to create a monumental effigy, this bust reveals much of his personal attachment to Napoleon.
After the public procession, the effigy is buried, destroyed, or abandoned in the forest.
One young graphic designer from Ennis had come to the protest with a life-size effigy of the prime minister.
The Etruscans used the sarcophagus with a characteristic feature of the effigy of the deceased reclining on the lid.
Where there was an effigy, a recumbent figure showing the deceased dead or sleeping was most common.

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