statuette n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: {figurine}, {statuette}]
Statuette \Stat`u*ette"\ (st[a^]ch`[=oo]*[e^]t" or st[a^]t`[-u]*[e^]t"), n. [F., cf. It. statuetta.] A small statue; -- usually applied to 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 or the like. Cf. {Figurine}. [1913 Webster]