英语词汇“lay figure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	lay figure
释义	lay figure in British English noun 1. an artist's jointed dummy, used in place of a live model, esp for studying effects of drapery 2. a person considered to be subservient or unimportant Word origin C18: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, literally: joint-man lay figure in American English 1. an artist's jointed model of the human form, on which drapery is arranged to getthe proper effect 2. a person who is a mere puppet or a nonentity Word origin earlier layman < Du leeman < MDu led, limb, joint, akin to OE lith, limb + man, man Examples of 'lay figure' in a sentence lay figure Her aunt asked her to stand as a sort of lay figure on which to display them, as Edith was still asleep. Elizabeth Gaskell North and South (1855) Word lists with lay figure Art equipment
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lay figure in British English