écorché

[ ey-kawr-shey ]

/ ˌeɪ kɔrˈʃeɪ /

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noun

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

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Origin of écorché

First recorded in 1855–60; from French: literally, “skinned, flayed,” adjective use of past participle écorché, from the verb écorcher, from Old French escochier “to skin, peel,” from Vulgar Latin excorticāre, equivalent to ex- + cortic- (stem of cortex “bark, rind”) + -āre infinitive suffix

Words nearby écorché

economy-class syndrome, economy of scale, economy-size, ecophysiology, ecopolitics, écorché, ecoregion, Ecorse, ecospecies, ecosphere, écossaise

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How to use écorché in a sentence

I thought that plaster of Paris figure was not the only ecorche in the room.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for écorché

écorché

/ (ˌeɪkɔːˈʃeɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for écorché

C19: French, literally: skinned

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