glove puppet

glove puppet

n (Theatre) a small figure of a person or animal that fits over and is manipulated by the hand

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

glove puppet - a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the handglove doll, hand puppetpuppet - a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

Translations

burattino