mannequin

Or man·i·kin

[man-i-kin]

noun

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

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

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

4. lay figure.

mannequin

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

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

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

3. arts another name for lay figure

Word History and Origins

Origin of mannequin¹

1560–70; < French < Dutch; manikin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mannequin¹

C18: via French from Dutch manneken _manikin

Example Sentences

Smith now spends hours every week in a classroom with mannequins and hospital beds, in addition to taking classes including Spanish and AP English.

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He has testified in trials after a black mannequin wearing his shirt was hung from a bridge.

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Some nursing schools want to allow greater use of training technology to widen access — such as high-tech mannequins that simulate heart attacks and other medical conditions.

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The action is blurred, her characters faceless as mannequins.

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In some cases, they said they have resorted to using afro hair mannequin heads due to a lack of real models.

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Related Words

• dummy