mannequin

American  

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /

Or manikin

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.

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mannequin British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of mannequin

1560–70; < French < Dutch; manikin

Example Sentences

California highway patrol is getting wise to jackets and mannequins by carpool lane cheaters.

From MarketWatch

CHP officials regularly conduct enforcement operations targeting improper use of carpool lanes, including drivers attempting to evade rules by using mannequins or other objects to mimic passengers.

From Los Angeles Times

I told myself I was no more than a moving plaster mannequin.

From Literature

I felt like a mannequin, squeezing my features into an expression that had nothing to do with what I was feeling on the inside.

From Literature

I love to play in clothes — but also will walk in the store and redress a whole mannequin.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dummy