English
statuesque
Statuesque comes from French statuesque.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentstatuesque
- Englishearliest quotation 1863same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentstatuesque
- Englishearliest quotation 1863same form
Earliest quotation: 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu: “He was by no means a bad hero to…”
Every English word from French statuesque
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French statuesque / statuesque