marionette
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Metz’s workshop is directly behind Fairyland’s puppet stage, and it’s a mini marionette museum, filled with books, pictures and, of course, puppets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Street performing in the square dates back to 1662 at least, when Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary about a marionette show.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
At one point, he seems to become a marionette: the vertical line of the microphone stand dividing him in two, with gyrating arms and legs seemingly independent of each other.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
A classic marionette might have eight to 10 strings.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023
At last,when his legs were quite numb, she turned like a marionette with some of its strings cut and went back toward the house.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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