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noun:  A tomb effigy (French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab,Lucie-Smith, Edward, The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms, Thames and Hudson, p. 89 presented in full ceremonial dress or wrapped in a shroud, and shown either dying or shortly after death.


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