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Definition of Puppet
Pup´pet | n. | 1. | A small image in the human form; a doll. | | 2. | A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. | | 3. | One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; - so used in contempt. | | 4. | (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.| Puppet play | | a puppet show. |
| Puppet valve | | a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, - used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety. |
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