marionette

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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

Television’s first puppet superstar was a marionette, Howdy Doody.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Looped neatly over pegs beside each marionette was an array of dowels and paddles, strung together with thin black cord.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker