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noun
- 1. a dummy used to display clothes in a shop window. Similar
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The meaning of MANNEQUIN is an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure; also : a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes.
MANNEQUIN definition: 1. a large model of a human being, used to show clothes in the window of a shop 2. old-fashioned…. Learn more.
A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off different fabrics and textiles.
a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy. a wooden figure or model of the human figure used by tailors, dress designers, etc., for fitting or making clothes.
A mannequin is a human-like figure that's usually used to display clothing in a store. A mannequin in a department store window can look quite normal, but a mannequin in someone's home can look downright creepy.
1. A life-size full or partial representation of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes; a dummy. 2. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery. Also called lay figure.
MANNEQUIN meaning: 1. a large model of a human being, used to show clothes in the window of a shop 2. old-fashioned…. Learn more.
Definition of mannequin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mannequin definition, a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy. See more.
A mannequin is a model of the human form used to display clothes in a store or in a store window.
