marionette
[ mar-ee-uh-net ]
/ ˌmær i əˈnɛt /
noun
a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
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marionette
/ (ˌmærɪəˈnɛt) /
noun
an articulated puppet or doll whose jointed limbs are moved by strings
Word Origin for marionette
C17: from French, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary + -ette
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Word Origin and History for marionette
marionette
puppet worked by strings, c.1620, literally "little little Mary," from French marionette (16c.), diminutive of Old French mariole "figurine, idol, picture of the Virgin Mary," diminutive of Marie (see Mary).
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