Puppet show

puppet show
    n 1: a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: {puppet show},
         {puppet play}]
    

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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23 Moby Thesaurus words for "puppet show":
      burlesque show, carnival, circus, coochie show, fantoccini,
      floor show, galanty show, girly show, hootchy-kootchy show,
      leg show, light show, magic show, ombres chinoises, peep show,
      raree-show, rep show, repertory show, rodeo, shadow show, sideshow,
      the big top, variety show, vaudeville show