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man·ne·quin

(măn′ĭ-kĭn)

1. A life-size full or partial representation of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes; a dummy.

2. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery. Also called lay figure.

3. One who models clothes; a model.

[French, from Old French, little man, figurine, from Middle Dutch mannekijn; see manikin.]

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mannequin

(ˈmænɪkɪn)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes

3. (Art Terms) arts another name for lay figure

[C18: via French from Dutch manneken manikin]

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man•ne•quin

or man•i•kin

(ˈmæn ɪ kɪn)

n.

1. a three-dimensional representation of the body used in displays, for making or fitting clothes, etc.; dummy.

2. a person employed to model clothing.

3. lay figure (def. 1).

[1725–35; < French < Dutch; see manikin]

mannequin

A person who models clothes at fashion shows or for photographs.

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Noun	1.	mannequin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannikin, model assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
	2.	mannequin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes manakin, manikin, mannikin, form dummy - a figure representing the human form

mannequin

noun

1. dummy, figure, model a shop-window mannequin

2. model, supermodel, fashion model, clothes horse (informal), poster boy or girl She became a mannequin after being spotted in a hairdresser's.

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Translations

Mannequin Model

mallimallinukkemannekiini

manökenpróbababa

manichino indossatrice

mannequin

manechin

манекен

mannequin

[ˈmænɪkɪn]

A. N

1. (= dressmaker's dummy) → maniquí m

2. (= fashion model) → modelo f, maniquí f

B. CPD mannequin parade N → desfile m de modelos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mannequin

[ˈmænɪkɪn] n

(= dummy) → mannequin m

(= person) → mannequin m

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mannequin

n (Fashion) → Mannequin nt; (Art) → Modell nt; (= dummy) → Gliederpuppe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mannequin

[ˈmænɪkɪn] n (dummy) → manichino; (fashion model) → indossatrice f

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man·ne·quin

, mannikin

n. maniquí, figura representativa del cuerpo humano.

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