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marionettes

marionettes is the plural of marionette.

Meaning of marionette

Noun

marionette (plural marionettes)

  1. A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
    • If you think we are worked by strings,
      Like a Japanese marionette,
      You don't understand these things:
      It is simply Court etiquette.1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) The buffel duck.

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Questions about marionettes

What is marionettes the plural of?
Marionettes is the plural of marionette.

Words near marionettes in the dictionary

  1. marionette
  2. marionette line
  3. marionette lines
  4. marionetted
  5. marionettelike
  6. marionettes
  7. marionetting
  8. marionettish
  9. marionettist
  10. marionettists
  11. marionite

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