[lay figure] n [obs. E layman lay figure, fr. D leeman] (1795) 1: a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery
2: a person likened to a dummy or puppet
[lay figure] n [obs. E layman lay figure, fr. D leeman] (1795) 1: a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery
2: a person likened to a dummy or puppet
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012