Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Puppet
punishmentpurchase (-d, purchasing)
puppet, n. [ME popet < Fr. < L. pūpa, girl, damsel, lass, doll, puppet.]
Doll; marionette; figure representing a person; [fig.] corpse; mortal body rendered lifeless by the absence of the spirit.
Return to page 70 of the letter “p”.