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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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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| puppet | - คนที่ตกเป็นเครื่องมือของผู้อื่น: หุ่นเชิด [Lex2]
- หุ่นกระบอก[Lex2]
- (พัพ\'พิท) n. หุ่น,หุ่นกระบอก,หุ่นเชิด,บุคคลที่ถูกครอบงำ,ตุ๊กตาตัวเล็ก ๆ -S.marionette [Hope]
- (n) ตุ๊กตา,หุ่นกระบอก,หุ่นเชิด [Nontri]
- /P AH1 P AH0 T/ [CMU]
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Similar GERMAN words suggested by aspell:
Puppe, Puppen
Similar FRENCH words suggested by aspell:
pupe, pupes, poupe, poupes, huppe, huppé, pulpe, huppes, huppés, pulpes, pute, poupée, puer, houppe, houppé, pue, pué, poulpe, pues, pués
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