MANNEQUIN


Meaning of MANNEQUIN in English

man ‧ ne ‧ quin /ˈmænəkɪn, ˈmænɪkɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: Dutch mannekijn 'little man' ]

1 . a model of the human body, used for showing clothes in shop windows

2 . old-fashioned a woman whose job is to wear fashionable clothes and show them to people SYN model

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