D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Statuette

/(stăch`o͞o*ĕt" [or] stăt`ū̇*ĕt")/ · Stat·u·ette · IPA /ˌstætjuˈɛt/
01 n. A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a pr…
  1. 1.
    A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine. See: Figurine