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Definition of Puppets
1. puppet [n] - See also: puppet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puppets
Literary usage of Puppets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Book of Marionettes by Helen (Haiman) Joseph (1920)
"It was built up anew with more puppets and better equipment. ... Once when the
puppets presented a parody upon La Dame aux Camellias (presumably not for ..."
2. Catalogue of a Collection of Objects Illustrating the Folklore of Mexico by Frederick Starr (1899)
"The puppets in the collection are the entire company in a little two-act comedy
called El Borracho Mexicano, written by Alejandro Aguirre of Zacatecas. ..."
3. Habits and Men: With Remnants of Record Touching the Makers of Both by Doran (John) (1855)
"I would rather," she said, "be occasionally found looking at puppets than listening
to philosophers." There was doubtless some reason in this ; but the fact ..."
4. Habits and Men: With Remnants of Record Touching the Makers of Both by John Doran, Doran (John) (1854)
"I would rather," she said, "be occasionally found looking at puppets than listening
to philosophers." There was doubtless some reason in this ; but the fact ..."
5. The Bookman (1915)
"something comic in the pantomime of the puppets, "whose every motion is effected
by wires, ... In mere pantomime it is probable that the puppets ..."
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