Lay Figure Definition

noun
An artist's jointed model of the human form, on which drapery is arranged to get the proper effect.
Webster's New World
A person who is a mere puppet or a nonentity.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
lay figure
Plural:
lay figures

Origin of Lay Figure

  • From obsolete layman from Dutch leeman variant of ledenman obsolete Dutch led limb (from Middle Dutch lit) man man (from Middle Dutch manikin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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