male figure

collocation in English

meaningsofmaleandfigure

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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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 ofmaleandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmale figure

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The head of themalefigureis not unskillful in its effect, and the face of the nymph reveals practice.
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The totalmalefigureof 11,593,000 is not broken down to full-time and part-time.
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The problem with a boy in a one-parent family is the lack of a maturemalefigureas a model.
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I have to deal with many families in which there is nomalefigurebecause the men have comprehensively and absolutely walked away from their responsibilities.
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It measures 11ft m high and 43ft m wide, and offers views of several voyaging canoes and a central monumentalmalefigureholding a paddle.
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A small vessel meant to hold salt is placed next to themalefigure.
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In a cave to their lower right amalefigurepoints towards a reclining female who is also covered in hair.
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Amalefigurewith a hammer representing industry and a female figure with a beehive representing thrift decorate the center arch.
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Themalefigurestands closely on her proper left side with his proper left arm behind her.
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Poverty is themalefigureat the very back of the circle, with his back turned towards the viewer.
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Themalefigureis relatively small, crouching subserviently, and fully clothed; he has an anxious or furtive look.
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The window between this one and the central one contains a horse-headedmalefigure, with two hands, kneeling.
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The earlier figures are rare and generally depict amalefigurewith an emaciated body and a goatee.
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In it was a large unfinished sarcophagus with a reclining beardlessmalefigureon top.
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This deity is represented as the "leontocephaline", the winged lion-headedmalefigurewhose nude torso is entwined by a serpent.
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