Mannequin

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For other uses, see Mannequin (disambiguation)}}}.

mannequin (alternately, manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy, lay figure, or form). The word comes from the Dutch word manneken, literally meaning 'little man'.

• A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery. Also called lay figure.
• A life-size, articulated doll mainly used to display clothing.
• Mannequins with simulated airways are used in the teaching of first aid, CPR and advanced airway management skills such as intubation.
• One who models clothes; a model.

See also

• Statuephilia
• Crash test dummy
• Sex doll
• Model
• Manneken Pis

External links

• [Mannequins - A brief history].

 

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