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Definition of Glove puppet
1. Noun. A puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand.
Definition of Glove puppet
1. Noun. A type of puppet normally worn on the hand like a glove for it's correct operation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glove Puppet
Literary usage of Glove puppet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"No, confound it, I must wear the mournful willow, — all around my heart I 've
bound it! Falser than the bank of fancy, frailer than a shining glove, Puppet ..."
2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"I must wear the mournful willow—all around my hat I've bound it. Falser than the
Bank of Fancy, frailer thaa a shilling glove, Puppet to a father's anger, ..."
3. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"I must wear the mournful willow—all around my hat I've bound it. Falser than the
Bank of Fancy, frailer than a shilling glove, Puppet to a father's anger, ..."
4. A Century of Parody and Imitation by Walter Jerrold, Robert Maynard Leonard (1913)
"I must wear the mournful willow—all around my heart I've bound it.1 Falser than
the bank of fancy, frailer than a shilling glove, Puppet to a father's anger ..."
5. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1859)
"Bon Gaultier in his excellent parody of " Locksley Hall" speaks of his cousin
ae;— " Falser than the Bank of Fashion, frailer than a shilling glove, Puppet ..."
6. Starting with Comprehension: Reading Strategies for the Youngest Learners by Andie Cunningham, Ruth Shagoury (2005)
"In Izzie and Skunk (Fitzpatrick 2000), Izzie, supported by her glove puppet,
Skunk, learns to challenge her many fears. Reading about Izzie invites us to ..."
7. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"I must wear the mournful willow,—all around my hat I've bound it. Falser than
the Bank of Fancy,—frailer than a shilling glove, Puppet to a father's anger, ..."
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