statuesque

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The life we vainly look for in the frescoes of the Eremitani chapel may be found here--statuesque, indeed, in style, and stately in movement, but glowing with the spirit of revived antiquity.

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  1. adjective Suggestive of a statue, as in proportion, grace, or dignity; stately.

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  • She was tall and statuesque, and attractive in a competent, no-nonsense kind of way. —  The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  • Harriet was tall and statuesque, and still a handsome woman though in her late forties.
  • Madame Marton is a little taller, with a good figure too, but her body looks harder, what they call a statuesque figure. —  Maigret has Scruples - Georges Simenon - 80
  • Thin and statuesque, the attorney and mother of two graces the cover of Vogue magazine's March issue. —  canada.com Top Stories
  • American science journalist Jena Pincott has said that wearing heels can make a woman statuesque, and hence more attractive to the opposite sex. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
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