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Definition: puppet master
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Definition: Puppet master
Puppet
\Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F.
poup['e]e 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.
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2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock
drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
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At the pipes of some carved organ move,
The gilded puppets dance. --Pope.
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3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a
tool; -- so used in contempt. --Sir W. Scott.
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4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle
in a lathe.
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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.
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