MANNEQUIN


Meaning of MANNEQUIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-ni-kən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Dutch mannekijn little man — more at manikin

Date: 1730

1. : an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure ; also : a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes

2. : one employed to model clothing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.