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HAND PUPPET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand puppet mean?
• HAND PUPPET (noun)
The noun HAND PUPPET has 1 sense:
1. a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
Familiarity information: HAND PUPPET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
glove doll; glove puppet; hand puppet
Hypernyms ("hand puppet" is a kind of...):
puppet (a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers)
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