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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
{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.
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