poppet
Americannoun
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Also called poppet valve. Machinery. a rising and falling valve consisting of a disk at the end of a vertically set stem, used in internal-combustion and steam engines.
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British Dialect. a girl or child (used as a term of endearment).
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Nautical. any of the vertical timbers bracing the bow or stern of a vessel about to be launched.
noun
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a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart
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Also called: poppet valve. a mushroom-shaped valve that is lifted from its seating against a spring by applying an axial force to its stem: commonly used as an exhaust or inlet valve in an internal-combustion engine
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nautical a temporary supporting brace for a vessel hauled on land or in a dry dock
Etymology
Origin of poppet
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; earlier form of puppet
Example Sentences
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Let’s wrap those up for you, shall we, poppet?
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2014
Adolescent pop poppet Justin Bieber constantly Tweets photos of himself with his shirt off to the shrieking delight of his huge online following.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2013
But the one-name entity she most resembles isn't Madonna or Rihanna, but Stock, Aitken and Waterman's Scouse poppet Sonia.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2012
His letters to her, though, radiate warmth; he called her "my poppet" and "Whiskers" and confessed that their long separations during his service in World War II sometimes left him "near to tears."
From Time Magazine Archive
“A poppet looks like a doll but is filled with magic.”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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