Definition of Puppit
Pup"pet (?), n. [OE. popet, OF.
poupette; akin to F. poupée a doll, probably from
L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf.
Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.] [Written
also poppet.] 1. A small image in the
human form; a doll.
2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a
wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a
play.
At the pipes of some carved organ move,
The gilded puppets dance. Pope.
3. One controlled in his action by the will of
another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. Sir W.
Scott.
4. (Mach.) The upright support for the
bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Puppet master. Same as Puppetman.
-- Puppet play, a puppet show. --
Puppet player, one who manages the motions of
puppets. -- Puppet show, a mock drama
performed by puppets moved by wires. -- Puppet
valve, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which
covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the
seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines,
pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a
conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves
shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety
valve, under Plunger, and Safety.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or in the form of a glove.
- A doll.
- (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
- Of, pertaining to or featuring puppets
puppet theatre
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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