manikin
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈmænɪkɪn/
- UK
:
maniquí
- You can even get a wooden figure manikin to use as a reference after you've done some life drawing/anatomy study; it's pretty handy.
Examples
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During the CPR course, students practiced their skills on a realistic manikin designed for training.
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As a result of its numerous manifestations, the image of the torso-less manikin became iconic.
Academic text (2016) -
The KEMAR manikin is, in every gross anatomical detail, a typical American.
Academic text (1999) -
In the corner, an old circus booth contains a manikin of the green-clad, can-wielding Guesser.
Fiction book (1995) -
All alone in that awful museum, with masks, dolls made by the Redskins, dusty manikins.
Academic text (1990) -
Her hand grasping the manikin began to tremble, and Delia released it, resisting the urge to jerk it back as if she'd been burned.
Fiction book (1996) -
Behind lifeless store manikins inevitably hang posters of smiling youths ranging in age from fifteen to twenty-one.
Academic text (2004) -
The Lerners Shop manikins fascinated him—bony stick figures like the bleached branches of felled cottonwood, a beautiful still arrangement.
Fiction book (1990) -
The store displayed the new summer collection on a life-sized manikin dressed in bright colors.
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The fashion designer adjusted the fabric on the manikin to ensure the dress fit perfectly.
Synonyms
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4.6
A life-size model of a person used to show or fit clothes in shops
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6.8
A life-size model of a human used to show clothes
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7.2
A model that moves like a real animal or person for shows
A life-size dummy used to show clothes in shops
Antonyms
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Manikin comes from an old Dutch word manneken, made of man and -kin meaning 'little', so it means 'little man'. This is why manikin can mean a life-size dummy or model of a person used to display clothes, fit garments, or teach.