A model of a person or animal that can be manipulated to mimic natural movement; (originally) a figure with jointed limbs moved from above by strings…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > other figures > [noun] > movable by string or wire (8) puppet1538 A model of a person or animal that can be manipulated to mimic natural movement; (originally) a figure with jointed limbs moved from above by strings… marionettea1645 A puppet with jointed limbs, usually operated by strings. pantine1748 A puppet-like toy, usually of pasteboard, consisting of a figure of a human being (sometimes a caricature of a famous person) with a jointed body… supplejack1776 U.S. A toy representing the human figure, having jointed limbs moved by string. Frequently figurative. Now chiefly in comparisons or similes. Cf. ju… supple Tam1825 a toy representing the human figure, with limbs moved by string; cf. supplejack, n. 3. string-jack1863 a jumping-jack. jumping-jack1883 a child's toy made out of the merry-thought of a fowl; a toy figure of a man, which is made to jump by being pulled with strings; also transferred… monkey on a stick1926 a toy consisting of the figure of a monkey attached to a stick up and down which it can be moved; chiefly figurative or in figurative context as… |
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