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单词 puppet head
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puppet headn.

Brit. /ˈpʌpᵻt ˌhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpəpət ˌ(h)ɛd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puppet n., head n.1
Etymology: < puppet n. + head n.1 With senses 1 and 2 compare earlier poppet-head n.
1. = poppet-head n. 1. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > lathe-head
poppet-head1665
puppet1680
puppet head1725
poppet1791
lathe-head1889
1725 W. Halfpenny Art of Sound Building 56 Two level Pieces on each side the Puppet-Head.
1865 Sci. Amer. 9 Sept. 163/3 These four points, when inserted into the piece to be turned, and when the other end of the piece is held by the point of the puppet head of the lathe, will keep it as firm as if held by a vise.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1835/2 Puppet-head, of a lathe or boring machine. A sliding device on the upper part of the bed; it holds the back center, and may be fixed at any required distance from the front center.
2. = poppet-head n. 2. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > mouth or top of mine or shaft > apparatus at mouth of shaft
puppet head1778
headgear1835
headstocks1845
poppet-head1869
head house1870
shaft-house1872
shaft-tackle1874
shut1886
1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 150 The Cage..being directed down the Mine by two pullies fixed in what are termed Puppet Heads over the mouth of the Shaft.
1887 R. Hunt Brit. Mining (ed. 2) 912/1 Puppet-head, the elevated bearers of the truckles, alias sheaves.
3. The head of a puppet.
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1920 H. H. Joseph Bk. Marionettes 7 (Illustr. list) Old Japanese puppet heads.
1934 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 6 May 11/4 Sally Holt and Patty Johnson made very charming hanging flower pots, and Ethel Robison modeled a puppet head.
1963 A. C. Scott Puppet Theatre Japan 63 When a puppet head is made, a rectangular block of wood is first roughly carved into shape, and then the details of the face drawn in for further carving.
2006 Yorks. Evening Post (Nexis) 17 Aug. Three art teachers will show youngsters how to create giant puppet heads at a workshop on Sunday.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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