wooden figure

collocation in English

meaningsofwoodenandfigure

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wooden
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊd.ən/us
/ˈwʊd.ən/
made ...
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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 ofwoodenandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is depicted as awoodenfigurewith a nail in the head and with a hammer, or occasionally on shaman drums, two hammers.
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Thewoodenfigurewas then replaced by a large monstrance and several holy pictures.
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Thewoodenfigureis dressed in a rainbow sweater and a hat with the same motif.
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This act immediately and miraculously endows the inertwoodenfigurewith life.
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Then, thewoodenfigurewas sawn across the middle.
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For this festival awoodenfigurein the likeness of the deceased was commissioned and clothed in traditional costume, with shawl, headdress, and gold jewelry.
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The chapel has one segment remaining which contains a largewoodenfigureof crucifix.
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On the body are two storeys, each containing a carvedwoodenfigureholding a drumstick.
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That is, the posterior corridor of the model was stashed with wooden figures representing deceased individuals wrapped in burial shrouds of spun cotton (figure 5).
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One of the wooden figures holds a shovel, perhaps to dig the grave of the defunct honoree.
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The wooden figures are sewn onto a cloth base and are carefully positioned within the maquette.
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When the middle horizontal wheel has made 1 revolution, the carriage will have gone 1 li and thewoodenfigurein the lower story will strike the drum.
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It enabled, during the 19th century, the efficient mass production of wooden figures, because it was faster and cheaper than pure woodcarving by hand.
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They generally look like conifers, but can also reshape themselves, even forming humanoid wooden figures and entire buildings.
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Every twelve years these wooden figures are ceremoniously replaced by using sacred trees, that have to be carved as an exact replica.
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The wooden figures are usually painted with a geometric pattern of lines and dots.
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The upper storey of the right gable is jettied, the jetty being supported on brackets carved with wooden figures.
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Wooden figures grace the upper part of the building, whilst in the front is a one-time ship's figurehead representing a red lion.
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At the age of eight his parents sent him to work with a santero (sculptor of religious wooden figures).
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Most of the local people make their living by producing wooden figures of animals in various sizes.
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