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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Linking Moran's Pub to the movie Inside the pub are mannequins of some of the major characters including suited up Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield ― played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, respectively.
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Photo: Courtesy of Stockman Some of the specialty mannequins.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
So, using old clothes, fabrics and mannequins, residents have stitched together their own population of puppets to keep them company.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Linking Moran's Pub to the movie Inside the pub are mannequins of some of the major characters including suited up Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield ― played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, respectively.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
Photo: Courtesy of Stockman Some of the specialty mannequins.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mannequin. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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