Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mound or earthwork representing some object, especially some animal. Mounds of this form are particularly frequent in the northwestern United States.
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Examples
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It is quite natural that the effigy-mound builders should seek to perpetuate by effigy some of these early traditions.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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In the center is an effigy-mound, represented by this cut.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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