mannequin
mannequin Lexical Profile
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• noun
A life-size dummy or articulated figure used to display, fit, or model clothing, commonly found in retail store windows and tailor shops.
"The store manager dressed the mannequin in the latest autumn collection before placing it in the front display window."
A person whose profession is to model clothing for fashion designers or retailers (a slightly dated usage largely replaced by 'model').
"During the mid-twentieth century, she worked as a glamorous runway mannequin for elite Parisian fashion houses."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'mannequin' typically refers to the life-sized figures used in fashion retail, the spelling variant 'manikin' is generally preferred for anatomical models used in medical training or scientific contexts.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French 'mannequin', which derived from the Middle Dutch 'mannekijn', meaning 'little man' (a diminutive of 'man').