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   Effigy , 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.
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   To burn in effigy, 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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