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mammy collapse: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

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

Immaculate Conception collapse: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived; Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854

Madonna collapse: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

multiply collapse: in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors"; combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"; combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"

matriarch collapse: a female head of a family or tribe; a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

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"

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

postulant collapse: one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

mummy collapse: a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

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

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

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

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