Russian doll

British  

noun

1. Also called: matryoshka.   matrioshka.  any of a set of hollow wooden figures, each of which splits in half to contain the next smallest figure, down to the smallest

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Example Sentences

“He’s like a weighted Russian doll; he gets knocked over and he just rolls back upright again,” Mr. Tesch said.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

According to Kelly Goldsmith, the E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Marketing at Vanderbilt University, McDonald's and Cactus Plant Flea Market essentially created collector bait through their "veritable Russian doll of scarcity marketing tactics."

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

It’s like a Russian doll... but for video games.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2022

"If the bill doesn't help reveal who the real people are behind that company, we will still not have unpacked the Russian doll".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

Is “Russian Doll” a Russian doll — those increasingly smaller wooden figures that nest one inside another — past the fact that Nadia is Russian and, relatively speaking, doll-size?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2019