statue

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.

noun

1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
   It’s true, Robert E. Lee was opposed to statues of people like Robert E. Lee! So any city that decides to keep a statue of him should, at the very least, add a speech bubble saying, “You know, I specifically told you all not to do this.”! Oct 8 2017, “Confederacy”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 26, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
2. (dated) A portrait.
   The young lady just then would have formed a graceful model for a statue of Attention a. 1876, Philip Massinger, Mart and Mansion

verb

1. (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
   The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.