écorché

[ ey-kawr-shey ]
/ ˌeɪ kɔrˈʃeɪ /

noun

an anatomical model of part or all of the human body with the skin removed, to allow study of the underlying musculature.

Words nearby écorché

échappée, éclair, éclaircissement, éclat, école, écorché, écossaise, écraseur, écrasé, écrevisse, écu

Example sentences from the Web for ecorche

  • I thought that plaster of Paris figure was not the only ecorche in the room.

    The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for ecorche

écorché
/ (ˌeɪkɔːˈʃeɪ) /

noun

an anatomical figure without the skin, so that the muscular structure is visible

Word Origin for écorché

C19: French, literally: skinned