A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. "At the pipes of some carved organ move, The gilded puppets dance."
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One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; so used in contempt.
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(Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
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.
... "at Foote's Alone". 'Foote's' was the Little Theatre in the Haymarket, where, in February, 1773, he brought out what he described as a 'Primitive Puppet Show,' based upon the Italian Fantoccini, and presenting a burlesque sentimental Comedy called 'The Handsome Housemaid; or, Piety in Pattens', which did as much as 'She Stoops' to laugh false sentiment away. Foote warned his ... — The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith • Oliver Goldsmith
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