fantoccini

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian [Term?], diminutive from fante (child).

Noun

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fantoccini pl (plural only)

  1. Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.
    • 1861, Henry Mayhew, London labour and the London poor, page 61:
      A man of the name of Flocton from Birmingham was, to the best of my knowledge, the first that ever had a fantoccini exhibition in England; but he was only for theatres []
  2. The puppet shows in which they are used.