glove doll

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glove doll

A child plays with a glove doll on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

Noun: A glove doll is a type of puppet with a soft cloth body and a hollow head. It is designed to be worn on and operated by a puppeteer's hand. The puppeteer's fingers fit into the head and arms to make the doll move and appear to speak.

Usage

The term glove doll specifically refers to the hand-operated puppet itself. * The children were delighted by the colorful glove doll in the puppet show. * She made a simple glove doll from an old sock for her school project.

Advanced Usage
  • As a performance tool: The term is used in the context of puppetry and performance arts.
    • The ventriloquist's primary prop was a well-crafted glove doll.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hand puppet: This is a more common synonym for glove doll.
  • Puppet: A broader term for any figure moved by human control, which includes glove dolls, marionettes (string puppets), and rod puppets.
Synonyms
  • Hand puppet
Antonyms
  • Marionette (a puppet controlled by strings from above)
  • Rod puppet (a puppet controlled by rods)
Related Phrases
  • Puppet show / Puppet theatre: A performance using puppets, which may include glove dolls.
    • The local library is hosting a puppet show featuring glove dolls.
glove doll

A child plays with a glove doll on a sunny afternoon.

Noun
  1. a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand

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