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noun

Manikin n. (Also spelled mannikin)

A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.

A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.

A mannequin.

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Etymology of 'Manikin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Manikin" Quotes from Famous Books

... Jean Jacques was, in one respect, easily first; he erected a monument of warning against the Ego. Since his time, and largely thanks to him, the Ego has steadily tended to efface itself, and, for purposes of model, to become a manikin on which the toilet of education is to be draped in order to show the fit or misfit of the clothes. The object of study is the garment, not the figure. The tailor adapts the manikin as well as the clothes to his patron's wants. The tailor's object, in this volume, is to fit young men, ...

— The Education of Henry Adams • Henry Adams

... "they are base enough to hurl their stones at ME, if that beardless manikin up there should require it of them, as a peace-offering to ...

— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach

... The little manikin sidles up and jabs him behind the shoulder with his sword. The bull turns upon him, and he runs for his life. But the bull does not deign to follow. With a great show of precaution where there is really no danger, the little man with the sword approaches again. Amidst cheers ...

— Five Nights • Victoria Cross

Words linked to "Manikin" : small person, model, mannikin, dummy, manakin, assistant, homunculus, supermodel, mannequin, helper, supporter, help