Synonyms for manikin

Grammar : Noun

Spell : man-i-kin

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ɪ kɪn

Définition of manikin

Origin : 1560s, "jointed figure used by artists," from Dutch manneken, literally "little man," diminutive of Middle Dutch man (see man (n.)). Sense and spelling often blended with mannequin.

noun puppet

Example sentences :

But each time the manikin shook his head haughtily and answered, “No!”
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

So Simple and the Manikin sat down by the roadside and ate together.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

The tailor adapts the manikin as well as the clothes to his patron's wants.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

I seemed to myself to be a puppet, a jointed figure, a manikin.
Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child

They greeted one another, and the manikin asked him where he was going.
Extract from : « The Yellow Fairy Book » by Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang

But unseen by the king, the manikin was standing beside him when he said that, and heard all.
Extract from : « Grimms' Fairy Tales » by The Brothers Grimm

Then the Queen began to weep and cry, so that the manikin pitied her.
Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry

There must be no looseness, or the manikin will lean over immediately.
Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday

Is the manikin now so secure that you can sit upon it without racking it?
Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday

This is a manikin covered with a coat of mail and a shield, and set on a post.
Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis

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