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mannequin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mannequin has 2 senses
- mannequin(n = noun.person) fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" is a kind of assistant, help, helper, supporter
- mannequin(n = noun.artifact) form, manakin, manikin, mannikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes; Array is a kind of dummy
has particulars: supermodel
CIDE DICTIONARY
mannequin, n.
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model. [WordNet 1.5]
- A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display clothes, especially in retail stores and in window displays; a dummy. [WordNet 1.5]
- A model of a human form used by tailors to help make clothing of the proper shape. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mannequin, n.
1 a model employed by a dressmaker etc. to show clothes to customers.
2 a window dummy.
1 a model employed by a dressmaker etc. to show clothes to customers.
2 a window dummy.
Etymology
F, = MANIKIN
THESAURUS
mannequin
bust, carving, clay model, doll, dolly, dummy, fantoccini, figure, figurehead, figurine, gingerbread man, lay figure, man of straw, manikin, marionette, mock-up, model, monument, pilot model, portrait bust, puppet, scarecrow, sculpture, snowman, statuary, statue, statuette, wax figure, waxwork, wood carving, wood model
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