A simple figure representing a person or animal, drawn chiefly with straight lines. Cf. stickman, n.1 4, matchstick man at matchstick, adj.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure (4) stick figure1903 A simple figure representing a person or animal, drawn chiefly with straight lines. Cf. stickman, n.1 4, matchstick man at matchstick, adj. stickman1914 A simple human figure usually drawn with straight lines for the torso and limbs and a circle for the head. Cf. stick figure, n. 1. pin man1934 A figure of a person drawn in short straight lines without appreciable breadth; a matchstick figure. Also figurative. matchstick man1951 Of a person or a person's limbs: very thin; gaunt and shrunken, esp. from starvation. Of a figure: drawn or made with straight lines. Esp. in matc… |
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