Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A frame, sometimes of wire, in the form of a woman, used in making dresses.
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Examples
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(I wouldn't be surprised if the campaign had a CAD-plotted dress-form for Palin.)
McCain Campaign Attacks TPM, Keeps Denying Our "Carved B" Story 2009
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Or maybe you want a dress-form print silk hankie in the same colors?
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Or maybe you want a dress-form print silk hankie in the same colors?
March 2008 2008
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Amazing little dress-form sculptures by Leigh Pennebaker via the ever-stylish Lauren Cerand.
Monday Hangovers 2006
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Amazing little dress-form sculptures by Leigh Pennebaker via the ever-stylish Lauren Cerand.
Monday Hangovers 2006
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Amazing little dress-form sculptures by Leigh Pennebaker via the ever-stylish Lauren Cerand.
December 2006 2006
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She ran out of the room, coming back in a moment with a life-size dress-form in her arms, which she set down.
The Wishing-Ring Man Margaret Widdemer 1931
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In contrast, "Word Queen of Laughter," a lettered dress-form with movable wing-like doors along the bodice and skirt, is made with foil, organza, wire, and steel.
Chattanooga Pulse 2009
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(That and all the unsubtle close-ups of her abandoned dress-form, accompanied by a sad-jazzy score.
EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines Missy Schwartz 2010
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(That and all the unsubtle close-ups of her abandoned dress-form, accompanied by a sad-jazzy score.
EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines Missy Schwartz 2010
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