Ecorché (Fr., 'flayed'), a figure in which the muscles are represented, stripped of the skin, for purposes of artistic study.
Ecorché
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 190
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Ecorché (Fr., 'flayed'), a figure in which the muscles are represented, stripped of the skin, for purposes of artistic study.