pl.n. 1. Puppets animated by moving wires or mechanical means. 2. A show using such puppets. [Italian, pl. of fantoccino, diminutive of fantoccio, puppet, augmentative of fante, child, short for infante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, infant; see INFANT.] |
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