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mannequin

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /
NOUN
life-size dummy
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Cipriano, 35, a man of starched white shirts, neatly-parted hair and wire-rimmed glasses, resembles a Brooks Brothers mannequin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Once the sari and the matching blue blouse reached the museum, textiles conservator Beth Knight watched YouTube videos to learn how to drape it on the mannequin.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

She spends much of her time practicing on mannequin heads in her childhood room.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

“Fictitious friends and mannequin copilots won’t cut it,” said CHP officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

A round young woman with frizzy brown hair kneels on the floor in front of a cloth mannequin, stitching tiny pearls onto a bodice.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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