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[ mar-ee-uh-net ] / ˌmær i əˈnɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marionette ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs. Origin of marionette1610–20; <French marionnette, equivalent to Marion (diminutive of Marie Mary) + -ette-ette Words nearby marionetteMario, Mariolatry, Mariologist, Mariology, Marion, marionette, Marion, Francis, Mariotte's law, mariposa, mariposa lily, Maris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marionetteHave you ever been on a film and felt manipulated by a director, sort of like a marionette? Keanu Reeves Dishes On Kung Fu, Amazon Drones, Directing ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ And More|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST He had gone on to such projects as a 28-foot marionette for the 1965 Balanchine production of Don Quixote. Big Bird’s Big Gay Love Story: From Birth to the 2012 Presidential Race|Michael Daly|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST In epicurean Rome it was a marionette that invited you to wreathe yourself with roses before they could fade. The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus I should like to do so,” the Marionette answered, “for it is our last meeting. Adventures in Toyland|Edith King Hall
Alidoro laughingly held out his paw to the Marionette, who shook it heartily, feeling that now he and the Dog were good friends. The Adventures of Pinocchio|C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini The poor Marionette was caught in a trap set there by a Farmer for some Weasels which came every night to steal his chickens. The Adventures of Pinocchio|C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini His locomotion was not his own: his master moved his arms and legs for him as if he were a marionette. Eugenics and Other Evils|G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for marionette
nounan articulated puppet or doll whose jointed limbs are moved by strings Word Origin for marionetteC17: from French, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary + -ette Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to marionettedummy, moppet, manikin, doll, figurine, fantoccini |