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Puppetry   Listen
noun
Puppetry  n.  Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation. "Puppetry of the English laws of divorce."






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"Puppetry" Quotes from Famous Books



... our weekly sheet of pleasant instruction. When we have seen him parading in the glories of his motley, flourishing his baton (like our friend Jullien at Drury-lane) in time with his own unrivalled discord, by which he seeks to win the attention and admiration of the crowd, what visions of graver puppetry have passed before our eyes! Golden circlets, with their adornments of coloured and lustrous gems, have bound the brow of infamy as well as that of honour—a mockery to both; as though virtue required a reward beyond the ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 1, July 17, 1841 • Various



Words linked to "Puppetry" :   prowess, artistry



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