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Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

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A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

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A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.

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The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Examples of puppets in a Sentence

Both were the mere puppets of factions, who deserted them at once.

The untimely death of that monarch upon the battlefield of Megiddo (608 B.C.), followed by the inglorious reigns of the kings who succeeded him, who became puppets in turn of Egypt or of Babylonia, silenced for a while the Messianic hopes for a future king or line of kings of Davidic lineage who would rule a renovated kingdom in righteousness and peace.

The Shiite caliphs of Egypt were by this time the playthings of contending viziers, as the Sunnite caliphs of Bagdad had long been the puppets of Turkish sultans or amirs; and in 1164 Amalric I.

Whether he came to the throne before or after the fall of Samaria (722721 B.C.) is disputed,' nor is it clear what share Judah took in the Assyrian conflicts down to 701.2 Shortly before this date the whole of western Asia was in a ferment; Sargon had died and Sennacherib had come to the throne (in 705); vassal kings plotted to recover their independence and Assyrian puppets were removed by their opponents.

Joining an already well-loved cast of hand puppets is the LORAX, the fuzzy-mustached creature from The Lorax.

The Joruri is a dramatic ballad, sung or recited to the accompaniment of the samisen and in unison with the movements of puppets.

Paraphernalia Puppets performed The nutcracker on December 8 th.

We had to be very careful of the highly flammable dragon puppets.

He was manipulating Laurencio and Toni like puppets, but Jessi was beyond him.

Fleet Street was the show-place of London, in which were exhibited a constant succession of puppets, naked Indians and strange fishes.

But with hardly any exceptions they had been the merest puppets, now in the hands of Turkish ministers, now under the protection of practically independent dynasts.

They were thus mere puppets of the Divan, and could be deposed and shifted with the same facility as so many pashas - an object of Turkish policy, as each change was a pretext for a new levy of baksheesh.

After the death of Menahem, Pekah, king of Israel, and Rezin (rather Rasun), king of Syria, allied against Assyria, invaded Judah, and laid siege to Jerusalem in the hope of setting up one of their puppets upon the throne.

The administration remained in the hands of the eunuch Basileios (an illegitimate son of Romanus I.), president of the senate, a wily and gifted man, who hoped that the young emperors would be his puppets.

The Romans had no historical explanation of these curious rites, and neither the theories of their scholars nor the beliefs of the common people, who fancied that the puppets were substitutes for old men who used at one time to be sacrificed to the river, are worth serious consideration.

Once complete, they then scanned the puppets into the computer and this image then acted as blue-print for their 3D avatar.

I liked the puppets because they were funny and they looked funny because they had red cheeks and they had bow-ties.

Why not browse our online UK shop of children's hand puppets we have a great selection of hand puppets for children.

These rabbits childrens hand puppets from Manhattan Toy make a perfect gift for your children.

This bold new production works with puppets, projections, machines and music to weave an irresistible magic.

Activities include painting, drawing, puppets, toy box, soft playrooms, cars, tricycles.

The fairies appeared in disturbing form as hooded figures manipulating hand puppets and porcelain dolls with grotesque and menacingly blank faces.

Parallel activities (for example on Javanese shadow puppets) can be arranged in the Pitt Rivers Museum.

His energy and love of words captivated us all, particularly when mixed in with magic tricks and naughty puppets, such as Hamilton!

The judges in the courts, he submits, are thereby shown to be mere puppets of the government.

We started the day with a visit to the old bike shop where some of the latest giant carnival puppets are stored.

The sun pushes his way through the trees making shadow puppets on the lakes water.

Support workers armed with hand puppets share stories about Little Turtle.

But I don't know, puppeteers are very protective of their puppets as well.

The puppeteers Article on the traveling puppeteers of India, and their art; includes pictures of a number of painted leather puppets.

In shadow puppetry, the audience only sees the shadows of the puppets, thrown onto a screen by a light or a fire.

The projects include puppets, masks, mobiles, seasonal crafts, picture frames and painting self-portraits.

The puppets allege that there have been no victims among invaders and local traitors in the blast.

Round this nucleus her characters (too often mere puppets) grouped themselves, and the story gradually crystallized.

The attempt was futile, Bagdad was besieged and taken, and from that time until their final downfall the Abbasid caliphs were mere puppets, while the real rulers were successively the Turkish guard, the Buyids and the Seljuks.

His energy and love of words captivated us all, particularly when mixed in with magic tricks and naughty puppets, such as Hamilton !

Pop-up puppets are a fun way to play peek-a-boo with a child or hide and seek.

But I do n't know, puppeteers are very protective of their puppets as well.

The Puppeteers Article on the traveling puppeteers of India, and their art; includes pictures of a number of painted leather puppets.

Puppeteers UK home of Puppets Online puppeteers directory and events listings puppetry organizations puppetry news...

Grotesque puppets, animated sets and shiploads of absurd humor are welded into a dark comic-book version of low-life on the high seas.

We will no longer allow spineless British governments or their security puppets to play politics with our lives.

Two glove puppets, which sing to each other with wide-open mouths.

Baby Einstein toys and puppets are colorful, sturdy counterparts to their media collections.

Using friendly images, such as animals, puppets, babies, and children, the videos hold even small babies' attention with techniques such as deliberate pacing of scenes and characters and re-orchestrated classical music.

It has given opportunities to tidy around the house - or just a breather- while Laura laughs out loud at those hilarious puppets!!

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio-Numerous individual Einstein products have won the "Gold Award", including the Lullaby Classics CD, the Melody and Motion activity toy and the Baby Einstein hippo, octopus and dragon bath puppets.

Master of Puppets, released in 1986, was the first of the band's records to go gold.

Check out a few of the offerings the site has by the band like Enter Sandman, St. Anger and Master of Puppets.

They offer tab books on all of their major albums, including bass tab books for Master of Puppets and Death Magnet.

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