man‧ne‧quin /ˈmænəkɪn, ˈmænɪkɪn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Dutch mannekijn 'little man']

1. a model of the human body, used for showing clothes in shop windows

2. old-fashioned a woman whose job is to wear fashionable clothes and show them to people Synonym : model

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