MANNEQUIN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of mannequin in English mannequinnoun [ C ] uk /ˈmæn.ə.kɪn/ us /ˈmæn.ə.kɪn/ Add to word list Add to word list a large model of a human being, used to show clothes in the window of a shop   Eva-Katalin/E+/GettyImages old-fashioned for model Fashion

• anti-fashion
• Canadian tuxedo
• clothes horse
• core
• couture
• couturier
• fashion statement
• fashionista
• fast fashion
• geek chic
• make a fashion statement
• male model
• milliner
• missy
• mock croc
• swag
• the fashion police
• trend
• vogue
• weirdcore

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mannequin | American Dictionary

mannequinnoun [ C ] us /ˈmæn·ɪ·kɪn/ Add to word list Add to word list an artificial model made in the form of a human being, used esp. to show clothes in a store (Definition of mannequin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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mannequin Additionally, the complex houses simulation labs where students can practice medical skills on live actors and sophisticated robotic mannequins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Phantoms or mannequins shaped to resemble parts of the human body are prepared which contain known quantities of radioactivity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her father brings home naked mannequins in his drunken stupor, to replace the wife who left him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the company was founded, museum displays were peopled by store mannequins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fiberglass mannequins are usually more expensive than the plastic ones, tend to be not as durable, but are significantly more impressive and realistic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A search of the area for casualties was confused by mannequins blasted from shop windows, which were sometimes mistaken for bodies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The buildings were populated with mannequins, and stocked with different types of canned and packaged foods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their challenge, judged by two fashion mavens, was to assemble their own clothing line and be their own mannequins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All nine players later reunited to inspect their own mannequins and tell what clothes weren't theirs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bespoke mannequins at the museum have been designed to draw the visitors' attention to the bags on display. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The club featured nightly light shows with synchronized music and live performances by human mannequins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the teaser, it shows the girls as mannequins in their own dress up area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In an attempt at trying to play it suave, he holds one of the mannequin's hands, only for the mannequin's hand to come off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After leaving school he started work for a company supplying mannequins and other equipment for window dressing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the right side of the mannequins are the ivory cradles of various sizes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of mannequin These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of mannequin?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （商店櫥窗裡的）服裝模特兒，人體模型, 模特兒（model的舊稱）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （商店橱窗里的）服装模特儿，人体模型, 模特儿（model的旧称）… See more in Spanish maniquí… See more Need a translator?

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