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mannequin

(mænɪkɪn)

Word forms: plural mannequins

1. countable noun

A mannequin is a life-sized model of a person which is used to display clothes, especially in shop windows.

[old-fashioned]

2. countable noun

A mannequin is a person who displays clothes, hats, or shoes by wearing them, especially in fashion shows or in fashion photographs.

[old-fashioned]

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mannequin in British English

(ˈmænɪkɪn)

noun

a woman who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model

a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes

3. arts another name for lay figure

Word origin

C18: via French from Dutch manneken manikin

mannequin in American English

(ˈmænəkɪn)

noun

a model of the human body, used by tailors, window dressers, artists, etc.

a woman whose work is modeling clothes in stores, etc.

Word origin

Fr < Du manneken: see manikin

mannequin in Retail

(mænɪkɪn)

Word forms: (regular plural) mannequins

noun

(Retail: Store fixtures and layout)

A mannequin is a model of the human form used to display clothes in a store or in a store window.

SIMILAR WORDS:

dummy

If you're selling clothing, display it on a mannequin.

Using groups of mannequins in window displays will illustrate how combinations of clothing will look coordinated.

A mannequin is a model of the human form used to display clothes in a store or in a store window.

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The melted arm of a shop mannequin lay nearby.It looked good on the mannequin in the shop but makes me look a bit like a bee or wasp!It's thought that the research could help the human mannequins of this world live normal lives within the next three to five years.The photographs show mannequins and humans, sporting make-up to make it harder to tell which is which.A weird mannequin of a woman covered in cobwebs standing by a wardrobe, next to a photograph of a lion.You're walking past a wheelie bin or mannequins in a shop window and they could come to life, anything could happen.If you felt like you were on the phone a lot before, now you've got shop mannequins jostling for your attention too.If you are displaying on mannequins, keep them out of the sun, turn them regularly and give them a rest in the wardrobe.

1 (noun) in the sense of dummy

a shop-window mannequin

Synonyms

dummy

a shop-window dummy

figure

model

an architect's model of a wooden house

2 (noun) in the sense of model

Definition

a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes

She became a mannequin after being spotted in a hairdresser's.

Synonyms

model

a top photographic model

supermodel

fashion model

clothes horse (informal)

poster boy or girl

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单词	mannequin
释义	Trends of mannequin View usage for: mannequin (mænɪkɪn) Word forms: plural mannequins 1. countable noun A mannequin is a life-sized model of a person which is used to display clothes, especially in shop windows. [old-fashioned] 2. countable noun A mannequin is a person who displays clothes, hats, or shoes by wearing them, especially in fashion shows or in fashion photographs. [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of mannequin mannequin in British English (ˈmænɪkɪn) noun 1. a woman who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model 2. a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes 3. arts another name for lay figure Word origin C18: via French from Dutch manneken manikin mannequin in American English (ˈmænəkɪn) noun 1. a model of the human body, used by tailors, window dressers, artists, etc. 2. a woman whose work is modeling clothes in stores, etc. Word origin Fr < Du manneken: see manikin mannequin in Retail (mænɪkɪn) Word forms: (regular plural) mannequins noun (Retail: Store fixtures and layout) A mannequin is a model of the human form used to display clothes in a store or in a store window. SIMILAR WORDS: dummy If you're selling clothing, display it on a mannequin. Using groups of mannequins in window displays will illustrate how combinations of clothing will look coordinated. A mannequin is a model of the human form used to display clothes in a store or in a store window. Image of mannequin © modustollens, Shutterstock Examples of 'mannequin' in a sentence mannequin The melted arm of a shop mannequin lay nearby. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It looked good on the mannequin in the shop but makes me look a bit like a bee or wasp! The Sun (2010) It's thought that the research could help the human mannequins of this world live normal lives within the next three to five years. The Sun (2012) The photographs show mannequins and humans, sporting make-up to make it harder to tell which is which. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A weird mannequin of a woman covered in cobwebs standing by a wardrobe, next to a photograph of a lion. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You're walking past a wheelie bin or mannequins in a shop window and they could come to life, anything could happen. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If you felt like you were on the phone a lot before, now you've got shop mannequins jostling for your attention too. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If you are displaying on mannequins, keep them out of the sun, turn them regularly and give them a rest in the wardrobe. Times, Sunday Times (2009) 1 (noun) in the sense of dummy a shop-window mannequin Synonyms dummy a shop-window dummy figure model an architect's model of a wooden house 2 (noun) in the sense of model Definition a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes She became a mannequin after being spotted in a hairdresser's. Synonyms model a top photographic model supermodel fashion model clothes horse (informal) poster boy or girl Nearby words of mannequin mankind manliness manly mannequin manner mannered mannerism Synonyms of 'mannequin' mannequin Explore 'mannequin' in the dictionary
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