Marionette
31marionette — noun Etymology: French marionnette, from Middle French maryonete, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary Date: circa 1620 a small scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the… …
32marionette — noun A string puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings. If you think we are worked by strings …
33marionette — Synonyms and related words: agate, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks, bust, carving, checkerboard, chessboard, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll, doll carriage, dolly, dummy, fantoccini, figure, figurehead, figurine,… …
34Marionette — Ma·ri·o·nẹ̣t·te die; , n; 1 eine Puppe, deren Körperteile man an Fäden oder Drähten bewegen kann <mit Marionetten spielen> || K : Marionettenbühne, Marionettenfigur, Marionettenspiel, Marionettenspieler, Marionettentheater 2 pej; jemand,… …
35marionette — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puppet; manikin. See representation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mannikin, model, puppet, dummy; see doll , toy 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dummy, doll. see puppet …
36Marionette — Ma|ri|o|nẹt|te 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. an Fäden bewegte kleine Gliederpuppe 2. 〈fig.〉 willenloser, anderen als Werkzeug dienender Mensch [Etym.: frz. <ital. marionetta, Koseform zu Maria] …
37marionette — mar|i|o|nette [ˌmæriəˈnet] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: marionnette, from the female name Marion, from Marie Mary ] a ↑puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings …
38Marionette — Ma|ri|o|net|te die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. marionnette, eigtl. »Mariechen«, Ableitung vom franz. weibl. Vornamen Marion; vgl. ↑...ette>: 1. an Fäden od. Drähten aufgehängte u. dadurch bewegliche Gliederpuppe. 2. willenloses Geschöpf; ein… …
39marionette — mar|i|o|nette [ ,meriə net ] noun count a small model of a person or animal that hangs from strings or wires that are used for making it move …
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