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écorché

UK/eɪkɔːˈʃeɪ/US/eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/

écorché noun: a figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.

écorché: a figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin
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Noun

écorché (plural écorchés)

  1. A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.
    • Apollo with a potato peeler, she flays the Marsyas of humanity, exposing raw nerve. Man is a red-ribboned écorché in her laboratory.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

Forms of écorché

pluralécorchés

Origin of écorché

Borrowed from French écorché (“flayed”).

Questions about écorché

What does écorché mean?
Écorché means a figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.
What part of speech is écorché?
Écorché is a noun.
How do you pronounce écorché?
Écorché is pronounced /eɪkɔːˈʃeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of écorché?
The plural of écorché is écorchés.

Words near écorché in the dictionary

  1. éclaircissements
  2. éclairs
  3. éclat
  4. éclats
  5. Éclou
  6. écorché
  7. écorchés
  8. écossaise
  9. écossaises
  10. écrasement
  11. écrasements

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