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Definition of Puppet master
Puppet master 2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock
drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
At the pipes of some carved organ move, The gilded
puppets dance. --Pope.
3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a
tool; -- so used in contempt. --Sir W. Scott.
4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle
in a lathe.
Puppet master. Same as Puppetman.
Puppet play, a puppet show.
Puppet player, one who manages the motions of puppets.
Puppet show, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by
wires.
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.
