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fantoccini

fantoccini noun: puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.

Noun

fantoccini pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.
    • A man of the name of Flocton from Birmingham was, to the best of my knowledge, the first that ever had a fantoccini exhibition in England; but he was only for theatres[…]1861, Henry Mayhew, London labour and the London poor, page 61
  2. (plural, plural-only) The puppet shows in which they are used.

Origin of fantoccini

From Italian fantoccini, diminutive from fante (“child”).

Questions about fantoccini

What does fantoccini mean?
Fantoccini means puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.
What part of speech is fantoccini?
Fantoccini is a noun.

Words near fantoccini in the dictionary

  1. Fantinis
  2. fantique
  3. fantiques
  4. Fantis
  5. Fantizi
  6. fantoccini
  7. fantod
  8. fantoddish
  9. fantods
  10. fantofarone
  11. fantom

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