mannequin \mannequin\ n. 1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: fashion model, model. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display clothes, especially in retail stores and in window displays; a dummy. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: manikin, mannikin, manakin. [WordNet 1.5]
3. A model of a human form used by tailors to help make clothing of the proper shape. [PJC]
Hasbro was always careful to refer to him either as a "mannequin" or "action figure," never a doll.
The contraption, a mass of metal bands and pointers circling a mannequin's head, was patented by Factor in 1932 to measure the distance between the eyes, the length of the chin and other aspects of a woman's face.
The original doll, a 12-inch mannequin that lost its luster in the early 1970s, was reintroduced as a more hip 3 3/4-inch action figure in 1982.
About 30 protesters in Washington, D.C., waved placards and marched behind a mannequin of Jesus, while dozens of demonstrators gathered outside theaters in San Francisco and Chicago.
Indeed, while fashion designers will wait until 1989 to figure out what people will be wearing in 1991, the vagaries of the mannequin production schedule require that Ms. Rootstein be on the case right now.
They're even strange about mannequins at Adel Rootstein Inc. Everyone refers to a specific mannequin not by its catalog number but by the model's first name.
The recommendation goes to college President Olin Robison, who has the final say on the fate of Delta Upsilon, which dangled the mannequin from its fraternity house last weekend.
Boston's Origo Corp., a startup, offers a flexible mannequin with 10 interchangeable heads and optional illuminated crowns.
Anne Droid looks like a typical mannequin, except for an unusual twinkle in one eye.
Inside is a mannequin of one of Roosevelt's six children with their pet pony, Algonquin, which once was smuggto greet a bedrivelt.
She used a department store mannequin with $100 sunglasses, makeup and stylish clothes.