MANNEQUIN

mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form

(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes

mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model

(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; “she was too fat to be a mannequin”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mannequin (plural mannequins)

A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes

A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery

An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR

A person who models clothes

Source: Wiktionary



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