lay figure

English
Lay figure attributed to Albrecht Dürer

Noun

lay figure (plural lay figures)

  1. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
  2. An unimportant person.

Synonyms

Translations
jointed model — see dummy
unimportant person — see Joe Average
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