MARIONETTE


Meaning of MARIONETTE in English

/ ˌmæriəˈnet; NAmE / noun

a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French marionnette , from Marion , diminutive of the given name Marie .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.