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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
puppet
n 1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings
by a puppeteer [syn: puppet, marionette]
2: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform
unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn:
creature, tool, puppet]
3: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth
body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with
the fingers
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Puppet \Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F.
poup['e]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll,
puppet. Cf. Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.] [Written
also poppet.]
1. A small image in the human form; a doll.
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2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock
drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
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At the pipes of some carved organ move,
The gilded puppets dance. --Pope.
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3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a
tool; -- so used in contempt. --Sir W. Scott.
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4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle
in a lathe.
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Puppet master. Same as Puppetman.
Puppet play, a puppet show.
Puppet player, one who manages the motions of puppets.
Puppet show, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by
wires.
Puppet valve, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which
covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away
from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in
steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is
often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat
when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts.
of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger,
and Safety.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Puppet:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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