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Definition of Lifesize
1. Adjective. Being of the same size as an original. "A life-size sculpture"
Definition of Lifesize
1. a. Of full size; of the natural size.
Definition of Lifesize
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of life-size) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lifesize
Literary usage of Lifesize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Topography and Architecture by Nancy Bookidis, Ronald S. Stroud (1997)
"Also, both eyes, which were probably rendered in semiprecious stones, had been
gouged out.42 The other two heads are smaller, about lifesize, and represent ..."
2. Lombard Towns in Italy; Or, The Cities of Ancient Lombardy by Egerton Ryerson Williams (1914)
"In the middle arch stands a lifesize statue of the Madonna holding her Child,
... In the side arches stand two more saintly figures, also lifesize, and, ..."
3. Lombard Towns in Italy; Or, The Cities of Ancient Lombardy by Egerton Ryerson Williams (1914)
"In the middle arch stands a lifesize statue of the Madonna holding her Child,
... In the side arches stand two more saintly figures, also lifesize, and, ..."
4. Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1910)
"... is a reflex of the features of the period, where the personages are lifesize,
the language partakes of their reality, and the incidents are natural. ..."
5. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1911)
"Rostral column, with lifesize figure of the Duke. In Monk's vault, which is in
the N. aisle, are also buried Addison (d. 1719 ; p. 220) and Secretary Craggs ..."
6. Greece: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1889)
"240), representing half lifesize figures of Amazons and Centaurs. By the right
wall are two Female Heads and two finely executed reliefs of ..."
7. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"The lifesize study for the head of the Madonna, by Michael Angelo's own hand, is
in the South Kensington Museum. Horace Walpole is said to have offered ..."
8. Southern Germany, Including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1895)
"... is surmounted by a figure of Franconia, with a portrait-medallion of Prince
Luitpold below; still lower are lifesize figures of Tilmann Riemenschneider, ..."
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