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Mannequin vs Effigy - What's the difference?

mannequin | effigy |

As nouns the difference between mannequin and effigy

is that mannequin is a dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes while effigy is a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.

mannequin

English

Alternative forms

* manikin, mannikin

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
  • A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery
  • An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR
  • A person who models clothes

    • See also

    * ("mannequin" on Wikipedia) ----

    effigy

    English

    Noun

    (effigies)
  • a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  • a likeness of a person.

    • Synonyms

    * (a likeness of a person) figure, image, picture