puppet playn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌpᵻt ˌpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpəpət ˌpleɪ/

Forms: see puppet n. and play n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puppet n., play n.

Etymology: < puppet n. + play n. Compare Dutch poppenspel (16th cent.), Middle Low German poppenspēl , German Puppenspiel (16th cent.), all also figurative. Compare poppet-play n. at poppet n. Compounds 2, and slightly earlier puppet player n.

1. A play or dramatic performance enacted with puppets. Also figurative.

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1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 140^v Some had apes and beares, And some had foolyshe puppet playes.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 64 My inuectiue hath relation, to such as count al Artes puppet-playes, and pretty rattles to please children, in comparison of their confused barbarous lawe.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. ii. sig. C And blow vp Gamster, after Gamster, As they doe crackers, in a Puppit-play .

1631 R. Knevet Rhodon & Iris i. i. sig. B^v Isthmian playes, with all those Ludicrous And Ludibrious Combats, are but meere Puppet playes To this grand feast.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses v. 22 What he lost to Sharpers, and spent upon Country-Dances, and Puppet-Plays.

1777 W. Mason Epist. Dr. Shebbeare 18 Till mock'd and jaded with the puppet-play, Old England's genius turns with scorn away.

1850 J. B. Marsden Hist. Early Puritans xii. 339 Every stage, every table, every puppet-play scoffed at the puritans.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 604/2 The wayangs or puppet plays, in which grotesque figures of gilded leather are moved by the performer, who recites the appropriate speeches, and as occasion demands plays the part of chorus.

1909 Daily Chron. 5 Feb. 4/6 Marionnettes in London..may remind us of Dickens's delight with the puppet-plays he saw in Italy.

2006 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 30 Mar. 15 Pupils..took part in workshops on dialogue, character development and other aspects of writing puppet plays.

2. The playing or acting of puppets; play that involves puppets. Frequently in figurative context.

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1591 Nashe Pref. Sidney's Astr. & Stella in G. G. Smith Elizabethan Crit. Ess. (1904) II. 223 Let not your surfeted sight, new come from such puppet play, think scorne to turn aside into this Theater of pleasure.

1798 G. H. Noehden & J. Stoddart Don Carlos i. ix. 52 Let the puppet-play of rank be banish'd from our friendship.

1849 J. G. Whittier Calef in Boston 21 Of your spectral puppet play I have traced the cunning wires.

1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 6 Oct. h1 Through puppet play, role games and artwork, children learn to talk about their feelings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puppet play
释义	puppet playn. Brit. /ˈpʌpᵻt ˌpleɪ/, U.S. /ˈpəpət ˌpleɪ/ Forms: see puppet n. and play n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puppet n., play n. Etymology: < puppet n. + play n. Compare Dutch poppenspel (16th cent.), Middle Low German poppenspēl , German Puppenspiel (16th cent.), all also figurative. Compare poppet-play n. at poppet n. Compounds 2, and slightly earlier puppet player n. 1. A play or dramatic performance enacted with puppets. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > puppetry > [noun] > puppet-show puppet play1565 puppet show1574 motion1589 drollerya1616 poppet-play1633 poppet-show1650 drolla1657 poppy-show1691 fantoccini1771 1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 140^v Some had apes and beares, And some had foolyshe puppet playes. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 64 My inuectiue hath relation, to such as count al Artes puppet-playes, and pretty rattles to please children, in comparison of their confused barbarous lawe. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. ii. sig. C And blow vp Gamster, after Gamster, As they doe crackers, in a Puppit-play . View more context for this quotation 1631 R. Knevet Rhodon & Iris i. i. sig. B^v Isthmian playes, with all those Ludicrous And Ludibrious Combats, are but meere Puppet playes To this grand feast. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses v. 22 What he lost to Sharpers, and spent upon Country-Dances, and Puppet-Plays. 1777 W. Mason Epist. Dr. Shebbeare 18 Till mock'd and jaded with the puppet-play, Old England's genius turns with scorn away. 1850 J. B. Marsden Hist. Early Puritans xii. 339 Every stage, every table, every puppet-play scoffed at the puritans. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 604/2 The wayangs or puppet plays, in which grotesque figures of gilded leather are moved by the performer, who recites the appropriate speeches, and as occasion demands plays the part of chorus. 1909 Daily Chron. 5 Feb. 4/6 Marionnettes in London..may remind us of Dickens's delight with the puppet-plays he saw in Italy. 2006 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 30 Mar. 15 Pupils..took part in workshops on dialogue, character development and other aspects of writing puppet plays. 2. The playing or acting of puppets; play that involves puppets. Frequently in figurative context. ΚΠ 1591 Nashe Pref. Sidney's Astr. & Stella in G. G. Smith Elizabethan Crit. Ess. (1904) II. 223 Let not your surfeted sight, new come from such puppet play, think scorne to turn aside into this Theater of pleasure. 1798 G. H. Noehden & J. Stoddart Don Carlos i. ix. 52 Let the puppet-play of rank be banish'd from our friendship. 1849 J. G. Whittier Calef in Boston 21 Of your spectral puppet play I have traced the cunning wires. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 6 Oct. h1 Through puppet play, role games and artwork, children learn to talk about their feelings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1565
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