kneeling figure

collocation in English

meaningsofkneelandfigure

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kneel
verb[I]
uk
/niːl/us
/niːl/
to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofkneelandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bottom portion of the west side of the cross features a depiction of a long-haired female,kneelingfigureholding an object above another prostrate, bound figure.
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It depicts akneelingfigure.
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An early 14th-century niche has been rebuilt into the west wall, also a corbel of a woman's head in wimple, and akneelingfigure, both of the 13th century.
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Impressing the viewer, however, is that even if not completely nude the kneeling figures have been stripped of most of their clothing.
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The bottom portion of the west side of the cross features a depiction of a long-haired female,kneelingfigureholding an object above another prostrate, bound figure.
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Two kneeling figures from this tomb were moved to the crypt c. 1840.
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The kneeling figures in the frieze below depict his ten children and are known as weepers.
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The two kneeling figures represent the baron and his wife.
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Two kneeling figures from this tomb were moved to the crypt c. 1840, and have now been lost.
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Within a rectangular frame are two kneeling figures which face each other.
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