manikin

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He loved and esteemed the manikin, and valued his ready wit and his extreme honesty.

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  1. noun A man short in stature.
  2. noun A mannequin.
  3. noun An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching.

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  • He was already dressed for work, wearing his gray suit and tie, looking as perfectly put together as a storefront manikin, as Mama would say. —  VC Andrews - Broken Wings
  • He looked like a manikin, molded from pink-tinted clay. —  June, 1943
  • Keira Knightly does well as a manikin for the gorgeous costumes. —  Church of the Masses
  • The dream remained a secret until he was in his sixty-sixth year, and he never confided in his wife about the fantasy or the manikin game till late in their marriage. —  Still Point
  • The homely manikin, a bit ridiculous with his mannerisms and whiskers, a trifle too obvious in his good will to others, disappeared. —  The House of Toys
 

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  1. Dutch mannekijn, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man, man; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.
 

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/ˈmænɪˈkɪn, mænəkɪn/
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