单词 | lay figure |
释义 | lay figure 1. a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model. 2. a similar figure used in shops to display costumes. 3. a person of no importance, individuality, distinction, etc.; nonentity. [1785-95; lay, extracted from obs. layman < D leeman, var. of ledenman, equiv. to leden- (combining form of lid limb, c. OE, ME lith) + man MAN1)] |
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