Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt. Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Milton. Syn. -- Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.
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
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