model

Definition

A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

Etymology

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

Example Sentences

• "Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper."
• "The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers."
• "The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane."

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