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English

Etymology

sextile +‎ -ian

Noun

sextilian (plural sextilians), feminine: sextilienne

1. a 1:6 scale doll or figure, especially an articulated¹ one.
2. a male figure of said scale (when distinguished from female figures), also sextiliano.

Adjective

sextilian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a sextile.
2. Of 1:6 scale, especially when suited to scale figures.
3. Pertaining to 1:6 scale male figures (when distinguished from female figures), such as clothing.

Quotations

• 1855: William John Thomas et alios, Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc. — Volume Twelfth: July–December, 1855, p472

  …the triad of B (the sextilian ratio) is not on the great thesis or stress of the bar, and is therefore, although ‘quaint’, as orthodox in 1855 as 1755.

Derived terms

• Sextilia: n. the realm of playscale miniaturism. [back-formation]
• sextiliana: n. playscale figure-oriented objects, collectively.
• sextilianism: n. playscale miniaturism with an emphasis on figures.
• sextilianist: n. such a miniaturist.
• sextilianity: n. playscale figures, collectively.
• sextilianize: v. 1. to create a playscale likeness of (a real person). 2. to [re]create (a movie scene, for example) using standard or customized playscale figures.
• sextiliano: n. an unambiguous term for a playscale male figure, especially when well-muscled. [from Span. -o, masculine ending]
• sextilifauna: n. playscale animals, collectively, a.k.a. hectozoa.

Synonyms

• A male playscale figure:
  • footman
  • joe
• Of the adjectival sense:
  • playscale

Usage notes

• This word is a chrestonym.