- A
mannequin (sometimes
spelled as
manikin and also
called a dummy,
lay figure, or
dress form) is a doll,
often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers...
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Harold succeeded him as Earl of Wes****,
which made him the most
powerful lay figure in
England after the king. In 1055,
Harold drove back the Welsh, who had...
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ensure that "the
world see the
Negro as a parti****nt
rather than as a
lay figure in history." He wrote: "[W]hile the ****ociation
welcomes the cooperation...
- in-the-house-of-fred-ginger/production/10g) "Playwright
makes Lorca a
lay figure" in The Times, 7 Sep. 1966, p. 16 "Fenella
Fielding as
Hedda Gabler" in...
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explained that they both
posed with
wooden props. The
soldier "clasped a
lay-
figure to his breast,
while the fair lady
leant on the
bosom of a man of wood...
-
Figure skating is a
sport in
which individuals, pairs, or
groups perform on
figure skates on ice. It was the
first winter sport to be
included in the Olympic...
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painted his
figures directly from nature, and he made
great use of the
lay-
figure in the
study of draperies, in
which he was
particularly proficient. He...
- spirit. Zurbarán
painted directly from
nature and
frequently utilized the
lay figure in his
study of draperies, in
which he was
particularly skilled. He had...
- courtier,
military leader, governor, and diplomat, "the most
powerful lay figure in the
region of the
western Tierra de Campos," who "emerges as far and...
- of
Bishop Æthelwold of
Winchester in 984, Æthelwine
became the
leading lay figure at the
court of the
young King Æthelred. His
death in 992
probably marks...
