noun Etymology: obsolete English layman ~, from Dutch leeman Date: 1795 a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery, a person so compliant as to be likened to a puppet
LAY FIGURE
Meaning of LAY FIGURE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012