From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Statuette \Stat'u*ette"\ (st[a^]ch'[=oo]*[e^]t" or st[a^]t'[-u]*[e^]t"), noun [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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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