mannequin

noun

man·ne·quin | \ ˈma-ni-kən

Definition of mannequin

1 : an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure also : a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes

2 : one employed to model clothing

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the mannequin over there looks so real several mannequins posing for this year's catalogue look especially emaciated

Recent Examples on the Web The large ant right beneath Mr. Wilson’s chin, a mix of Mars Rover and de Chirico mannequin, wields a leaf almost as big as the entomologist’s head. — Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 Factories are pumping out water-bottle caps, lotion-bottle funnels, mannequin skeletons, artificial Christmas trees, binoculars—the plastic detritus of modern life. — Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2021 For example, what appears to be a mannequin might actually be a real person or at least a facsimile of one. — Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021 Oldham walked the dads through the steps of each style while demonstrating them on a mannequin head. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2021 The mom of a 5-year-old boy with autism is praising Old Navy for going above and beyond after her son was surprised with his own mannequin store dog. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2021 The Brooklyn Museum's famous Beaux-Arts Court was transformed into a Dior garden, complete with bushes trimmed into the shape of a Dior mannequin. — Sarah Adams, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2021 Alma’s worktable and the sewing machine recede at an angle that rhymes with the descending right leg of the paper mannequin pinned to the wall. — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 Will Forte dazzles as Phil who, thinking he’s alone, flirts with a mannequin. — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021

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