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单词 lay figure
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Definition of lay figure in English:

lay figure

noun leɪˈfɪɡə
  • A dummy or jointed manikin of a human body used by artists, especially for arranging drapery on.

    (画家或布置商店橱窗用的)人体模型

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Articulated wooden lay figures of the kinds sold by artists' suppliers were used for the bodies.
    • The monastic painter of course could not do otherwise, unless he used a lay figure (an articulated model).
    • They are lay figures mounted in the museum where all may take them in at a glance.
    • A number of examples survive from the eighteenth century, including the articulated lay figure used by the sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac, which is in the Museum of London collections.
    Synonyms
    mannequin, manikin, lifelike model, figure

Origin

Late 18th century: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, from obsolete led, earlier form of lid 'joint'.

Definition of lay figure in US English:

lay figure

nounlā ˈfiɡyər
  • A dummy or jointed manikin of a human body used by artists, especially for arranging drapery on.

    (画家或布置商店橱窗用的)人体模型

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The monastic painter of course could not do otherwise, unless he used a lay figure (an articulated model).
    • A number of examples survive from the eighteenth century, including the articulated lay figure used by the sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac, which is in the Museum of London collections.
    • Articulated wooden lay figures of the kinds sold by artists' suppliers were used for the bodies.
    • They are lay figures mounted in the museum where all may take them in at a glance.
    Synonyms
    mannequin, manikin, lifelike model, figure

Origin

Late 18th century: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, from obsolete led, earlier form of lid ‘joint’.

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