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carving collapse: removing parts to create a desired shape; a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

lay figure collapse: dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body

mannequin collapse: a life-size dummy used to display clothes; a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"

gestalt collapse: a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

easel collapse: an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

palette collapse: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used; the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

steak collapse: a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

spatula collapse: a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances; a turner with a narrow flexible blade

background collapse: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"; understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

rink collapse: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

playing field collapse: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"; the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

scarecrow collapse: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

configuration collapse: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"

glitter collapse: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light; the occurrence of a small flash or spark; be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

adornment collapse: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting; a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

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