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▪ I. mannequin|ˈmæniːkɪn, ˈmænəkwɪn|
[Fr.]
A woman (or occas. a man) employed in the showrooms of dress-makers, costumiers, etc., to wear and show off garments. Also, a model of a human figure for the display of clothes, etc. Also attrib.
1902Pall Mall Mag. XXVII. 119 Another salon..ornamented with tall mirrors in which were reflected the slender elegant figures of several mannequins, most of them exceedingly pretty and all arrayed in magnificent dresses. 1919Beerbohm Seven Men 11 Then came ‘Stark: A Conte’, about a midinette who, as far as I could gather, murdered..a mannequin. 1924[see film super s.v. film n. 7 c]. 1927Sunday Express 7 Aug. 3/6 Bogus mannequin schools.., of which there are several in London, promise to train girls to become expert mannequins. 1930Daily Express 6 Oct. 13/5 Autumn Mannequin Parades will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. 1939M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 97/2 Mannequin.., model of human figure for display of garments, hats, furs, etc. 1940D. McCarthy Drama 217 The mannequin show illustrates the ‘moral’ and commercial exploitation of sex interest. 1951M. McLuhan Mech. Bride (1967) 99/1 Her mannequin past is in the way. 1960S. Becker tr. Schwarz-Bart's Last of Just iii. iii. 108 The mannequin and its one unscrewed foot. 1966J. S. Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing 95/1 Mannequin.., an artificial head used to display a hair style, or on which to create a hair style, or work hair for a postiche.
Hence ˈmannequining vbl. n., ˈmannequinism, the business of mannequins.
1927Sunday Express 15 May 5/3 ‘Mannequining is a serious business now,’ said the head of a mannequin school to me. 1928Daily Express 2 June 4/4 More and more..distinguished women..have recently joined the ranks of teachers of mannequinism.
▪ II. mannequin
variant of manikin. |