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Definition of effigy : 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.

Synonyms:

figure of speech, epitome, mental image, ikon, persona, paradigm, trope, prototype, figure, icon, range, simulacrum, double, look-alike, range of a function

miniature, pastiche, analogy, photograph, likeness, silhouette, figurine, duplication, cartoon, illustration, model, idol, imitation, impression, replica, puppet, image, depiction, statue, snapshot, facsimile, approximation, representation, bust, cast, carving, rendering, metaphor, portrayal, dummy, drawing, outline, copy, picture

Usage examples:

• All eyes turned, even Kohlvihr's, to the effigy. - "Red Fleece", Will Levington Comfort.
• Three years later, on September 17, 1569, Diomede wrote once again about his copy of Da Volterra's model: " I enjoy the continual contemplation of his effigy in bronze, which is now perfectly finished and set up in my garden, where you will see it, if good fortune favours me with a visit from you." - "The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti", John Addington Symonds.
• In Freiburg, Zwingli's writings were burnt, and his effigy in Luzern. - "The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli", Johann Hottinger.