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manikin

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man·i·kin or man·ni·kin  (mn-kn)
n.
1. A man short in stature.
2. A mannequin.
3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching.

[Dutch mannekijn, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man, man; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.]

manikin, mannikin [ˈmænɪkɪn] formerly, manakin
n
1. a little man; dwarf or child
2. (Medicine) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a.  an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction
b.  Also called phantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics
3. (Clothing & Fashion) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) variant spellings of mannequin
[from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man]

manikin, mannikin
1. a dwarf, pygmy, or man of small stature.
2. a model of the human body, as used for teaching purposes in art, anatomy, etc. Also spelled mannequin.
See also: Size
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manikin - a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalmanikin - a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
small person - a person of below average size
2.manikin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashionsmanikin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
3.manikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothesmanikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes
dummy - a figure representing the human form
Translations
manikin
n (= dwarf)Männchen nt, → Knirps m; (Art) → Modell nt, → Gliederpuppe f


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They greeted one another, and the manikin asked him where he was going.
These thousand tiny bells quivered for some time with the vibration of the rope, then gradually died away, and finally became silent when the manikin had been brought into a state of immobility by that law of the pendulum which has dethroned the water clock and the hour-glass.
Round went the wheel again to the old song, and the manikin once more spun the heap into gold.
 
 
 
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