单词 | walking doll |
释义 | > as lemmaswalking doll walking doll n. a mechanically operated doll that can be made to move its legs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > walking or talking doll walking doll1856 talking doll1925 walkie-talkie doll1943 1818 T. G. Fessenden Ladies Monitor 69 See Fanny Flytrap glitter at a ball, A brisk automaton, a walking doll.] 1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Oct. 262/1 The introduction of gutta-percha has given a new element; and crying dolls, walking dolls, and talking dolls, make grandmothers feel that they lived a century too early. 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House II. xvi. 158 A Chinese walking doll was sent..for the amusement of Miss Winslow's school children. 1990 Asian Theatre Jrnl. 7 120 Aling Petrona..hurls the walking doll Mila sent from abroad. < as lemmas |
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