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Webster 1913 Edition
ecorche
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Éˊcorˊché′
,Noun.
[F.]
(Fine Arts)
A manikin, or image, representing an animal, especially man, with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for purposes of study.
Definition 2025
écorché
écorché
English

Detail of an écorché (with mummification) of a horse and its rider made by the French anatomist Honoré Fragonard.
Noun
écorché (plural écorchés)
- (art) A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.
- Leonardo da Vinci produced some famous early écorchés.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekɔʁʃe/
Verb
écorché m (feminine singular écorchée, masculine plural écorchés, feminine plural écorchées)
- past participle of écorcher
Adjective
écorché m (feminine singular écorchée, masculine plural écorchés, feminine plural écorchées)
Noun
écorché m (plural écorchés)
- écorché