dictionary definitions for "mannequin"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mannequin \mannequin\ n.
     1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion
        model. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: fashion model, model.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display
        clothes, especially in retail stores and in window
        displays; a dummy. [WordNet sense 2]
  
     Syn: manikin, mannikin, manakin.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. A model of a human form used by tailors to help make
        clothing of the proper shape.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mannequin
      n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
           fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
           mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
      2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
         manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]


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