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  • noun Plural form of mannequin.

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Examples

  • I am attempting to do this while at the same time keep the characters recognisable and truthful, simultaneously trying to compensate for the lack of vocal inflection with an increased elasticity of expression; drawing lifeless on-model mannequins is in nobody's interests.

    Hands Up Roger Langridge 2008

  • In France, two extremes of fashion ideology - burqas and plastic-surgery 'mannequins' - line up to buy bread.

    unknown title 2009

  • In France, two extremes of fashion ideology - burqas and plastic-surgery 'mannequins' - line up to buy bread.

    unknown title 2009

  • In France, two extremes of fashion ideology - burqas and plastic-surgery 'mannequins' - line up to buy bread.

    unknown title 2009

  • In France, two extremes of fashion ideology - burqas and plastic-surgery 'mannequins' - line up to buy bread.

    unknown title 2009

  • The walls are embedded with a mish-mash of unique objects, such as mannequins and old pieces of furniture, bringing the setting to life on an unprecedented level.

    BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content 2010

  • Iran threatens to arrest 'unIslamic' suntanned women who look like "mannequins"

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • You could construct an argument that these 'mannequins' are incapable of assimilating in a state that upholds real equality of the sexes.

    unknown title 2009

  • How about D-Torso's "mannequins" designed by Japanese creator Yuki Matsoka?

    Babygadget 2009

  • They also were complicit in campaigns pitted against female enfranchisement and the drive for the systematic removal of women from all public visibility (including female forms such as mannequins!).

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2009

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