Etymology

écorché

Today it means: A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin. Full definition →

French écorché
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  1. French · borrowed fromécorché
  2. French · borrowed fromécorché
  3. English todayécorché

Borrowed from French écorché (“flayed”).

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