mannequin
noun
man·ne·quin
ˈma-ni-kən 
1
: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure
also
: a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes
2
: one employed to model clothing
Examples of mannequin in a Sentence
the mannequin over there looks so real
mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection
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Black mannequins, outfitted in de Vilmorin’s collection, gleamed atop red marble tables.
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Bay Area designers created 16 mannequin displays that explore different aspects of Lunar New Year traditions from red envelopes and gold coins to dragon dances and big family dinners.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The Roadster's sole passenger was a mannequin named Starman, who had donned the same white spacesuit now ubiquitous for NASA astronauts on missions to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon capsules.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The company also said that enhanced visual merchandising in stores and the reintroduction of mannequins on the shop floor; cross-category styling ,and styling innovations on the Burberry website also helped to tempt customers.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Bay Area designers created 16 mannequin displays that explore different aspects of Lunar New Year traditions from red envelopes and gold coins to dragon dances and big family dinners.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The Roadster's sole passenger was a mannequin named Starman, who had donned the same white spacesuit now ubiquitous for NASA astronauts on missions to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon capsules.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The company also said that enhanced visual merchandising in stores and the reintroduction of mannequins on the shop floor; cross-category styling ,and styling innovations on the Burberry website also helped to tempt customers.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
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mannequin
noun
man·ne·quin
ˈman-i-kən
1
: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's jointed figure of the human body
2
: a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes
3
: a person employed to model clothing
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