FANTOCCINI

Etymology

Noun

fantoccini pl (plural only)

Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.

The puppet shows in which they are used.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan`toc*ci"ni, n. pl. Etym: [It., dim. fr. fante child.]

Definition: Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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