单词	lay figure
释义	lay figure noun 1 : a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery 2 : a person so compliant as to be likened to a puppet Synonyms cat's-paw instrument pawn puppet tool See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the novel's characters are not fully fleshed humans, but are simply lay figures strutted out to serve as mouthpieces for conflicting points of view Word History Etymology obsolete English layman lay figure, from Dutch leeman First Known Use 1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1 lay figure noun as in tool one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another the novel's characters are not fully fleshed humans, but are simply lay figures strutted out to serve as mouthpieces for conflicting points of view Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tool pawn minion sucker victim cat's-paw puppet instrument lap dog foil dupe gull chump stooge yes-man
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