Ef"fi*gy (?), n.;
pl. Effigies (#). [L. effigies, fr.
effingere to form, fashion; ex +
fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.]
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.
To burn, or To hang, in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a
person, as a
token of public odium.
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