† lay-mann.²

Etymology: < Dutch leeman for *ledenman , < led ‘membrum, articulus’ (Kilian), now lid limb, joint + man man n.¹ Compare German gliedermann.

Obsolete.

= lay figure n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > model > jointed wooden model

manikin1570

lay-man1688

mademoiselle1712

lay figure1795

1688 H. Testling Sentiments Painters 5th Table Rather make use of Models of Wax, than a Layman of Wood.

1706 J. Savage tr. R. de Piles Art of Painting 34 The Painter ought to avoid all manner of stiffness and hardness in his Folds, and be careful that they don't smell of the Lay-Man, as we commonly say.

1762 H. Walpole Catal. Engravers (1765) 22 Crispin Pass..describes the use of the maneken or layman for disposing draperies.

1796 C. Smith Marchmont I. 141 She seemed as if her shape had been imagined by some joiner..on purpose to serve as a layman for the clothes she wore.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	lay-man
释义	† lay-mann.² Etymology: < Dutch leeman for ledenman , < led* ‘membrum, articulus’ (Kilian), now lid limb, joint + man man n.¹ Compare German gliedermann. Obsolete. = lay figure n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > model > jointed wooden model manikin1570 lay-man1688 mademoiselle1712 lay figure1795 1688 H. Testling Sentiments Painters 5th Table Rather make use of Models of Wax, than a Layman of Wood. 1706 J. Savage tr. R. de Piles Art of Painting 34 The Painter ought to avoid all manner of stiffness and hardness in his Folds, and be careful that they don't smell of the Lay-Man, as we commonly say. 1762 H. Walpole Catal. Engravers (1765) 22 Crispin Pass..describes the use of the maneken or layman for disposing draperies. 1796 C. Smith Marchmont I. 141 She seemed as if her shape had been imagined by some joiner..on purpose to serve as a layman for the clothes she wore. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.²1688
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