Meaning of MANIKIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'manukin
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- [n] a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- [n] a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
- [n] a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
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| | Synonyms: | | fashion model, form, homunculus, manakin, manakin, mannequin, mannequin, mannikin, mannikin, model |
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| | See Also: | | assistant, dummy, help, helper, small person, supermodel, supporter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"i*kin\, n. [OD. manneken, dim. of man man. See
{Man}, and {-kin}.]
1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other
material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting
the different parts and organs, their relative position,
etc.
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