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écorché or ecorche (ey-kawr-SHAY) - n., an anatomical model or illustration a body with the skin removed.
To allow study of the underlying musculature or, in art, as a figure study for a work or as a training exercise. Adopted in the 19th century from French, where it literally means skinned/flayed.
---L.
To allow study of the underlying musculature or, in art, as a figure study for a work or as a training exercise. Adopted in the 19th century from French, where it literally means skinned/flayed.
---L.
