- mar|i|o|nette
- mar|i|o|nette «MAR ee uh NEHT», noun.a doll or puppet moved by strings or by the hands, often on a little stage.
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mar·i·o·nette — /ˌmerijəˈnɛt/ noun, pl nettes [count] : a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body … Useful english dictionary
nette — Bath·i·nette; blond·i·nette; ca·mi·o·nette; car·bi·nette; car·mi·nette; cas·si·nette; chan·son·nette; col·on·nette; cu·nette; di·nette; épi·nette; lu·nette; mai·so·nette; mar·i·o·nette; mid·i·nette; mi·nette; or·ca·nette; or·gui·nette;… … English syllables
mar — al·me·mar; an·thra·co·mar·ti; ar·mar·i·um; bo·mar·ea; cal·a·mar·i·a·ce·ae; car·mar·then·shire; col·mar; co·mar·ca; com·pri·mar·io; con·val·la·mar·in; cu·cu·mar·ia; dam·mar; dec·u·mar·ia; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor;… … English syllables
marionette — mar·i·o·nette … English syllables
marionette — mar|i|o|nette [ˌmæriəˈnet] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: marionnette, from the female name Marion, from Marie Mary ] a ↑puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings … Dictionary of contemporary English
marionette — mar|i|o|nette [ ,meriə net ] noun count a small model of a person or animal that hangs from strings or wires that are used for making it move … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Marionette — Mar i*o*nette , n. [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.] 1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The buffel duck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marie Antoinette — Mar|ie An|toi|nette (1755 93) the Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 and the wife of Louis XVI. She became unpopular because she did not seem to care about the poor citizens of France, and when she was told that they did not have enough bread to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sec — sec, sèche [ sɛk, sɛʃ ] adj. et n. m. • v. 980 « desséché »; lat. siccus, sicca I ♦ (Concret) 1 ♦ Qui n est pas ou est peu imprégné de liquide. ⇒ desséché. Feuilles sèches. Bois sec. « demandez de la pluie; nos blés sont secs comme vos tibias »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
