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manikin [′man·ə·kən] (engineering) A correctly proportioned doll-like figure that is jointed and will assume any human position and hold it; useful in art to draw a human figure in action, or in medicine to show the relations of organs by means of movable parts. (medicine) A model of a term fetus; used in the teaching of obstetrics. A model of an adult human used to teach first aid and basic nursing skills. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They greeted one another, and the manikin asked him where he was going. These thousand tiny bells quivered for some time with the vibration of the rope, then gradually died away, and finally became silent when the manikin had been brought into a state of immobility by that law of the pendulum which has dethroned the water clock and the hour-glass. Round went the wheel again to the old song, and the manikin once more spun the heap into gold. |
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