marionette
[mar-ee-uh-net]
- a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
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Origin of marionette
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Contemporary Examples
Have you ever been on a film and felt manipulated by a director, sort of like a marionette?
Keanu Reeves Dishes On Kung Fu, Amazon Drones, Directing ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ And MoreMarlow Stern
December 6, 2013
He had gone on to such projects as a 28-foot marionette for the 1965 Balanchine production of Don Quixote.
Historical Examples
How did anyone know we were going to have a marionette show?
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High SchoolJessie Graham Flower
But the marionette show was only the beginning of the party.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High SchoolJessie Graham Flower
She's wearing a pink dress and is just about as tall as a marionette.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High SchoolJessie Graham Flower
He would not willingly destroy the self-respect even of a marionette.
GossamerGeorge A. Birmingham
I should like to do so,” the Marionette answered, “for it is our last meeting.
Adventures in ToylandEdith King Hall
marionette
- an articulated puppet or doll whose jointed limbs are moved by strings
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Word Origin
C17: from French, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary + -ette
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Word Origin and History for marionette
n.
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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