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lay figure

lay figure noun: a jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.

lay figure: a jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes
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Noun

lay figure (plural lay figures)

  1. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
    • Near-synonyms: dummy, mannequin
    • ‘I have a great mind to break all your gashly images about the head of your fine Miss, in her silks and satins;’—mistaking his lay-figure for a living model of the highest sort.1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 243
    Synonyms:
    dummy, mannequin
  2. An unimportant person; a character (especially in fiction) who lacks individuality and is one-dimensional.

lay figure meaning in Tamil

lay figure in Tamil

சிறப்பற்றமனிதன், மதிப்பு ஏதும் இல்லாதவன், புனைகதையில் மெய்த் திறமற்ற பண்போவியம்

Synonyms of lay figure

Forms of lay figure

plurallay figures

Questions about lay figure

What does lay figure mean?
Lay figure means a jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
What is lay figure in Tamil?
Lay figure in Tamil is சிறப்பற்றமனிதன், மதிப்பு ஏதும் இல்லாதவன், புனைகதையில் மெய்த் திறமற்ற பண்போவியம். See Lay figure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lay figure?
Lay figure is a noun.
What is the plural of lay figure?
The plural of lay figure is lay figures.

Words near lay figure in the dictionary

  1. lay down one's weapons
  2. lay down the law
  3. lay down the marker
  4. lay eggs
  5. lay eyes on
  6. lay figure
  7. lay figures
  8. lay for
  9. lay hands on
  10. lay hold of
  11. lay hold on

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