Usually means: Mannequin used by artists, adjustable.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word lay figure:

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  1. lay figure: Merriam-Webster
  2. lay figure: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lay figure: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lay figure: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lay figure: Vocabulary.com
  6. lay-figure, lay figure: Wordnik
  7. lay figure: Wiktionary
  8. lay figure: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. lay figure: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Lay figure, lay figure: Dictionary.com
  11. lay figure: Rhymezone
  12. lay figure: FreeDictionary.org
  13. lay figure: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. lay figure: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lay figure: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lay figure)

noun:  A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
noun:  An unimportant person; a character (especially in fiction) lacking individuality.

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