manikin

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man·i·kin

or man·ni·kin (măn′ĭ-kĭn)

1. A man who is short in stature.

2. A mannequin.

3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching.

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

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manikin

(ˈmænɪkɪn) or

mannikin

;

manakin

1. a little man; dwarf or child

2. (Medicine)

a. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction

b. Also called: phantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics

3. (Art Terms)

a. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction

b. Also called: phantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics

4. (Clothing & Fashion) variant spellings of mannequin

5. (Art Terms) variant spellings of mannequin

[C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man]

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man•i•kin

or man•ni•kin

(ˈmæn ɪ kɪn)

n.

1. a little man; dwarf; pygmy.

2. mannequin.

[1560–70; < Dutch, =man man + -ken -kin]

manikin, mannikin

1. a dwarf, pygmy, or man of small stature.
2. a model of the human body, as used for teaching purposes in art, anatomy, etc. Also spelled mannequin.

manikin

n (= dwarf) → Männchen nt, → Knirps m; (Art) → Modell nt, → Gliederpuppe f

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In order to be received among the thieves,* you must prove that you are good for something, and for that purpose, you must search the manikin."

A sound of bells, which he heard at that moment, put an end to his anxiety; it was a stuffed manikin, which the vagabonds were suspending by the neck from the rope, a sort of scarecrow dressed in red, and so hung with mule-bells and larger bells, that one might have tricked out thirty Castilian mules with them.

Here's the gist of the matter in two words: you are to rise on tiptoe, as I tell you; in that way you will be able to reach the pocket of the manikin, you will rummage it, you will pull out the purse that is there,--and if you do all this without our hearing the sound of a bell, all is well: you shall be a vagabond.

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When he had gone a short distance he met a little old manikin. They greeted one another, and the manikin asked him where he was going.

'Well, if that is the case,' said the manikin, 'sit down beside me; we can rest for a little and have something to eat.

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Round went the wheel again to the old song, and the manikin once more spun the heap into gold.

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And brains, auntie, you've no idea how curious they are; I haven't got to them yet, but I long to, and uncle is going to show me a manikin that you can take to pieces.

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Remembering the embalmed head, at first I almost thought that this black manikin was a real baby preserved in some similar manner.

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She saw the abject manikin before her cowering, silent, in his chair.

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This miniature theater was not much bigger than a man's coffin stood on end; the upper part was open and displayed a tinseled parlor--a good-sized handkerchief would have answered for a drop-curtain; the footlights consisted of a couple of candle-ends an inch long; various manikins the size of dolls appeared on the stage and made long speeches at each other, gesticulating a good deal, and they generally had a fight before they got through.

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"Do you mean to say," said Lady Muriel, "that these manikins of an inch high are to argue with me?"

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A man, any man, will go considerably out of his way to pick up a silver dollar; but here are golden words, which the wisest men of antiquity have uttered, and whose worth the wise of every succeeding age have assured us of; -- and yet we learn to read only as far as Easy Reading, the primers and class-books, and when we leave school, the "Little Reading," and story-books, which are for boys and beginners; and our reading, our conversation and thinking, are all on a very low level, worthy only of pygmies and manikins.

Noun	1.	manikin - a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal homunculus, mannikin small person - a person of below average size
	2.	manikin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, model assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
	3.	manikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes manakin, mannequin, mannikin, form dummy - a figure representing the human form