écorché

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.

Pronunciation

/eɪkɔːˈʃeɪ/ /eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/

Word forms

écorché écorchés

Etymology

Borrowed from French écorché (“flayed”).

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