lay figure

noun

a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.

a similar figure used in shops to display costumes.

a person of no importance, individuality, distinction, etc.; nonentity.

Origin of lay figure

1785–95; lay, extracted from obsolete layman<Dutch leeman, variant of ledenman, equivalent to leden- (combining form of lid limb, cognate with Old English, Middle English lith) + manman)

Words nearby lay figure

layer cake, layering, layer of rods and cones, layette, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay for, lay hands on, lay hold of, lay in, laying on of hands

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Example sentences from the Web for lay figure

Upon my word, I am satirical unawares, and seem to be describing nine women out of ten in the person of my lay-figure.
The Marble Faun, Volume I.|Nathaniel Hawthorne
She has chosen, not a living person, but a lay-figure; not a man, but a puppet.
Children of the Soil|Henryk Sienkiewicz
HE fact of my being only an artist's lay-figure will account for any stiffness or angularity in my literary style.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)|Harry Furniss
Her dresses were taken off her and put on her, for each act, as if she had been a lay-figure.
Spiritual Adventures|Arthur Symons

Come and look again, Jean; it is the lay-figure, dear, nothing else in the world.
Fernley House|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for lay figure

lay figure

noun

an artist's jointed dummy, used in place of a live model, esp for studying effects of drapery

a person considered to be subservient or unimportant

Word Origin for lay figure

C18: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, literally: joint-man

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单词	lay figure
释义	lay figure noun a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model. a similar figure used in shops to display costumes. a person of no importance, individuality, distinction, etc.; nonentity. Origin of lay figure 1785–95; lay, extracted from obsolete layman<Dutch leeman, variant of ledenman, equivalent to leden- (combining form of lid limb, cognate with Old English, Middle English lith) + manman) Words nearby lay figure layer cake, layering, layer of rods and cones, layette, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay for, lay hands on, lay hold of, lay in, laying on of hands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lay figure Upon my word, I am satirical unawares, and seem to be describing nine women out of ten in the person of my lay-figure. The Marble Faun, Volume I.\|Nathaniel Hawthorne She has chosen, not a living person, but a lay-figure; not a man, but a puppet. Children of the Soil\|Henryk Sienkiewicz HE fact of my being only an artist's lay-figure will account for any stiffness or angularity in my literary style. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Harry Furniss Her dresses were taken off her and put on her, for each act, as if she had been a lay-figure. Spiritual Adventures\|Arthur Symons Come and look again, Jean; it is the lay-figure, dear, nothing else in the world. Fernley House\|Laura E. Richards British Dictionary definitions for lay figure lay figure noun an artist's jointed dummy, used in place of a live model, esp for studying effects of drapery a person considered to be subservient or unimportant Word Origin for lay figure C18: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, literally: joint-man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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