Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete English layman lay figure, from Dutch leeman
Date: 1795
1 : a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery
2 : a person so compliant as to be likened to a puppet
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete English layman lay figure, from Dutch leeman
Date: 1795
1 : a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery
2 : a person so compliant as to be likened to a puppet
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012