mar·i·o·nette (m r  - -n t )n. A jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs. [French marionnette, from Old French, musical instrument, diminutive of mariole, the Virgin Mary (influenced by the name Marion), from diminutive of Marie, Mary, from Late Latin Maria; see Mary1.] |   |
marionette [ˌmærɪəˈnɛt]
n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) an articulated puppet or doll whose jointed limbs are moved by strings
[from French, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary + -ette]
puppet, marionette - The word puppet originally meant "doll," and a puppet usually goes on the hand and arm, while a marionette (or string puppet) is a jointed figure with strings or wires.
See also related terms for strings.
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marionette - a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer Translations
marionette
n → Marionette f
n marionette [mӕriəˈnet]
a type of puppet moved by strings. marionet دُمْيَه مُتَحَرِّكَه марионетка loutka, marioneta marionetdukke die Marionette μαριονέτα marioneta hüpiknukk عروسک خیمه شب بازی sätkynukke marionnette בּוּבַּת תֵּיאָטרוֹן कठपुतली lutka, marioneta marionettbábú boneka tali leikbrúða, strengjabrúða marionetta あやつり人形 꼭두각시 marionetė marionete boneka bertali marionet marionett marionetka fantoche marionetă марионетка marioneta marioneta marioneta marionett หุ่นกระบอก kukla 牽線木偶 маріонетка ڈوریوں سے چلائی جانے والی کٹھ پتلی con rối 牵线木偶
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