mannikin
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Definition
- Noun:
- A life-size dummy used to display clothes: A mannikin is a full-scale model of the human body, typically used in stores or by designers to exhibit clothing and fashion items.
- A woman who wears clothes to display fashions: A mannikin can also refer to a female model whose job is to wear and show new clothing designs to potential buyers or audiences.
- A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal: In a specialized context, a mannikin is a very small person of proportionate stature, not affected by dwarfism or other growth disorders.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The store window featured a mannikin wearing the latest summer collection.
- She worked as a mannikin for a famous Parisian fashion house.
- In some historical contexts, a court's entertainer might have been a mannikin.
Advanced Usage
- "Fashion mannikin": Specifically denotes a dummy or a live model used in the fashion industry.
- The designer adjusted the dress on the fashion mannikin.
Variants and Related Words
- Mannequin (n): The more common modern spelling for the dummy or model senses.
- The mannequins in the display were arranged in a dramatic pose.
- Manikin (n): An alternative spelling.
- Model (n): A broader term for a person who poses to display clothing or other products.
Synonyms
- Dummy: For the inanimate display figure.
- Model: For the person displaying clothes.
- Puppet: Sometimes used figuratively, but implies control by others.
Related Phrases
- Live mannikin: A person employed to model clothes by wearing them, often in a static display.
- The event used live mannikins to create a living store window.
Noun
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- she was too fat to be a mannequin
- a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal