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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMannequin
/ˈmæn.ɪ.kɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A life-sized dummy used for displaying clothes in a store window.
"The winter coats were prominently displayed on mannequins in the front window." - 2
A fashion model who wears clothes to display them to potential buyers.
"Several top mannequins walked the runway during the haute couture fashion week."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'manekijn', meaning 'little man' or 'manikin', which entered the French language as 'mannequin' during the 16th century. It originally referred to a small jointed artist's model before shifting in meaning to denote the full-sized figures used by tailors and department store display windows, and later to human fashion models.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mannequin" is said worldwide
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mannequin
Transliteration: ma-nə-kɛ̃
"Le mannequin présente la nouvelle collection de haute couture."
Schaufensterpuppe
Transliteration: ˈʃaʊ̯ˌfɛnstɐˌpʊpə
"Die Kleider wurden auf einer Schaufensterpuppe präsentiert."
manichino
Transliteration: maniˈkiːno
"Il vestito rosso stava benissimo sul manichino."
maniquí
Transliteration: maniˈki
"El escaparate mostraba elegantes vestidos en los maniquíes."
manequim
Transliteration: mɐnɨˈkĩ5
"A loja colocou novos vestidos nos manequins da vitrine."
पुतला
Transliteration: putalā
"दुकान की खिड़की में सजे पुतले पर नए कपड़े बहुत अच्छे लग रहे थे।"
模特
Transliteration: mótè
"橱窗里的模特穿著最新款式的衣服。"
마네킹
Transliteration: maneking
"쇼윈도에 세워진 마네킹이 멋진 코트를 입고 있다."
マネキン
Transliteration: manekin
"店員は新しいドレスをマネキンに着せました。"
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