a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)“the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln”“the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone”Synonyms: effigyimage
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Simulacrum \Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. Simulacra. [L. See Simulate.] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense. [1913 Webster]
Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]