单词 | fantoccini |
释义 | fantoccinin. 1. pl. Puppets made to go through certain evolutions by means of concealed strings or wires. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > puppetry > [noun] > puppet poppin1440 mammet1461 puppet1538 poppet1551 motion1602 puppy1640 neurospast1642 marionettea1645 poupée1785 fantoccini1791 scaramouch1815 shadow figure1851 Judy puppet1897 shadow puppet1923 rod puppet1930 string puppet1937 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1763 I. 224 The exhibition of the Fantoccini, in London. 1842 Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 209 Are there no Punches, Fantoccinis, Dancing-dogs..or even Barrel-organs? 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. xvii. 273 As awkward as a pair of fantoccini. 2. A dramatic representation in which these are the performers; a marionette show. 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 1771 Mrs. J. Harris in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 212, I was much pleased with the ‘Fantocine’ I saw last night. 1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. xi. 230 Having been too lazy to go..to the Fantoccini. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 60/1 ‘The Fantoccini,’ he said, ‘is the proper title of the exhibition of dancing dolls’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2014). < n.1771 |
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