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   lay fig·ure

   /ˈlā ˌfiɡyər/

   noun

   • 1. a dummy or jointed manikin of a human body used by artists, especially for arranging drapery on.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from obsolete layman, from Dutch leeman, from obsolete led, earlier form of lid ‘joint’.

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