A young woman employed by a dressmaker, costumier, etc., to model clothes. Cf. show-woman, n. 3. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > modelling or displaying clothing > [noun] > model (10) showgirl1816 A young woman employed by a dressmaker, costumier, etc., to model clothes. Cf. show-woman, n. 3. Now rare. show-woman1848 A woman employed by a dressmaker, costumier, etc., to model clothes. Cf. showgirl, n. 2. Obsolete. mannequin1893 A person employed by a dressmaker, costumier, etc., to model clothes. trier on1895 trier on, one who ‘tries on’ garments in order to test the fit; spec. an assistant to a clothier or dressmaker who helps customers to try on… model1904 A person employed to wear clothes for display, or to appear in displays of other goods. fashion-model1962 model girl1962 a female fashion model. male model1975 Modifying properly female designations and used with reference to men in these roles, as male aunt, male bawd, male ingenue, male mother, male virgin… Subcategories:— business of (1) — school for (1) |
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