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bigature

noun
/ˈbɪɡət͡ʃə/UK/ˈbɪɡət͡ʃəɹ/US

Etymology

Blend of big + miniature. Coined by Weta Workshop during the production of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

  1. derived from miniō — “to colour red”
  2. borrowed from miniatura
  3. compounded as bigature — “big + miniature”

Definitions

  1. A very large scale model.

    • Richard brought me in to see the 'bigatures,' the not-so-miniature miniature sets the crew had painstakingly constructed, and they were so beautiful, so perfect, so real, that I wanted to cry.
    • Obscuring the view of the Sweet Charity bridge was a “bigature” of the S.S. Venture from Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA