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Copy of Diana of Versailles — Artist Unknown Type Cast stone and steel rebar Dimensions 99 cm × 160 cm × 70 cm (39 in × 63 in × 27 … Wikipedia
copy — [n] duplicate, imitation archetype, carbon, carbon copy*, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, ectype, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, microfiche, mimeograph, miniature … New thesaurus
Miniature — Min i*a*ture, a. Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miniature — [min′ē ə chər, min′i chər] n. [It miniatura, rubrication, illumination of manuscripts < ML < pp. of L miniare, to paint red < minium, red lead (see MINIUM): sense infl. by L minutus,MINUTE2] 1. a small painting or illuminated letter, as… … English World dictionary
Miniature hydraulics — This article is about and or corresponds to miniature power machinery. Miniature power machinery or miniature powered machinery is considered to be a 1/4 scale or lower working model of its full scale counterparts. For full scale Hydraulic… … Wikipedia
miniature — /min ee euh cheuhr, choor , min euh cheuhr/, n. 1. a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale. 2. a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy. 3. a very small painting, esp. a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like. 4. the … Universalium
copy — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Photostat, Xerox, abstract, abstraction, act, act a part, act as, act like, act out, actual thing, adopt, affect, agent, altarpiece, alternate, alternative, analogy, ape, appear like, approach,… … Moby Thesaurus
miniature — I. noun Etymology: Italian miniatura art of illuminating a manuscript, from Medieval Latin, from Latin miniatus, past participle of miniare to color with minium, from minium red lead Date: circa 1586 1. a. a copy on a much reduced scale b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
miniature — Synonyms and related words: Elzevir, Lilliputian, abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, baby, baby sized, bantam, banty, block print, collage, color print, compact, companion, copy, cursory, cyclorama, daub, dead ringer, depthless, diminutive,… … Moby Thesaurus
Portrait miniature — miniaturist redirects here. For manuscript illustrators, see Miniature (illuminated manuscript). Miniature self portrait, by Louis Marie Autissier, in the foreground, the artist s pencils, brushes, and tools for painting miniatures can be seen.… … Wikipedia
