English Explanatory Dictionary

miner's figure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wooden figure of a miner, usually bearing one or two candles, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration in the Ore Mountains of central Europe.

Word forms

miner's figure

Etymology

Calque of German Bergmannsfigur.

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