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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