mannequin

or man·i·kin

[ man-i-kin ]

/ ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /

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noun

a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy.

a wooden figure or model of the human figure used by tailors, dress designers, etc., for fitting or making clothes.

a person employed to wear clothing to be photographed or to be displayed before customers, buyers, etc.; a clothes model.

lay figure(def 1).

Origin of mannequin

1560–70; < French < Dutch; see manikin

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mannequin

manikin mannequin

Words nearby mannequin

mannaean, mannai, mannan, mannar, manned, mannequin, manner, manner of articulation, mannered, mannerheim, mannerheim line

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The mannequin, meanwhile, lies in a heap of legs and arms on the stately king-sized bed.

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Jason Schwartzman was holding hands with a mannequin during a fashion photo-shoot in Hollywood one afternoon last spring.

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She found herself moving slowly around the study, with the gait of a mannequin in a dress-maker's show-room.

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Madame colours, looks resentful, Mademoiselle busies herself with orders to a mannequin.

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There is again a wicker Figure, 'Mannequin of osier:' the centre of endless howlings.

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British Dictionary definitions for mannequin

mannequin

/ (ˈmænɪkɪn) /

noun

a woman who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model

a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes

arts another name for lay figure

Word Origin for mannequin

C18: via French from Dutch manneken manikin

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mannequin

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Words related to mannequin

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