Puppet
Puppet , noun
[Old English popet, Old French poupette; akin to French poupée a doll, probably from Latin puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Compare Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.]
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.
3.
One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. — Sir W. Scott
4.
(Machinery) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Collocations (5)
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.