marionettes

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A form of marionette — A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of marionette

    And here in Spain I am a Spaniard / I will be buried with my marionettes / Countess and courtesan / Have fallen 'neath my tender hand / When their husbands were not around

    2002, The Decemberists, “Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect”, in Castaways and Cutouts, performed by The Decemberists, track 1
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APA

marionettes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marionettes

MLA

“marionettes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marionettes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marionettes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marionettes.

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