tailor's dummy

noun

A simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes

Meanings

nountailor's dummy (plural tailors' dummies)

plural tailors' dummies

  1. A simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes

Translations

Finnish sovitusnukke
  • sovitusnukkea simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
German Schneiderpuppe
  • Schneiderpuppea simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
Irish riochtán táilliúra
  • riochtán táilliúraa simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
Polish manekin krawiecki
  • manekin krawieckia simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
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Chicago

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