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mannequin Definition

man·ne·quin (manə kin)

noun

  1. a model of the human body, used by tailors, window dressers, artists, etc.
  2. a woman whose work is modeling clothes in stores, etc.

Etymology: Fr < Du manneken: see manikin

mannequin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dress: She is dressing a mannequin, placing intimate garments across its plastic, armless form.
  • use: They used mannequins and other aids from the clinical skills department to encourage active learning.
  • make: They then made mannequins using man- made fabrics for modern uniforms and cottons for the Victorian clothes.
  • feature: The window displays feature mannequins that appear to be suspended in midair.
  • contain: The window displays contain mannequins dressed in brown parchment paper.

Adjective modifier

  • life-size: A few yards further on, the assembly of the first Shanghai is depicted in a heroic diorama complete with life-size mannequins.
  • female: Peter is seeking a more suitable wig for the female mannequin, who at the time of writing sports a blond 1980s style.
  • lifelike: Here, the sight of a dynamic, lifelike mannequin attracted the crowds.
  • deteriorating: Much of the film is set in a government-created test city in which deteriorating mannequins take the place of actual humans.
  • wholesale: Wholesale mannequins and wholesale forms: eSources is your online wholesale directory of wholesale mannequins and forms.

Modifies a noun

  • parade: The Seventies was the era of mannequin parades, beauty contests and theme pubs.
  • part: A shot of a crotch, buttocks, a silhouette, intermingling with mannequin parts.
  • supplier: The LFF are also negotiating with a mannequin supplier for the shop front window to enable a standardized image for the shop.

Noun used with modifier

  • shop: He caught himself making a face at a group of shop window mannequins who stared back with dull opaque eyes.
  • fashion: Her profile recalls Greek classical sculpture as well as fashion mannequins of the period.
  • shop-window: Cut to hilarious misunderstanding involving a shop-window mannequin and a cadaver.
  • display: Some were injured and others resorted to tearing the clothes off display mannequins.
  • size: Life size mannequins dressed in color co-ordinated workwear were the cleaners.

Preposition: in

  • window: It's the mannequins in the shop front window that get me.

Preposition: with

  • face: By Oliver Standing 24 June 2005 0 comments Arts Corp. of Tokyo have developed a life-size mannequin with countless faces.

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