marionettes

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marionettes

  1. plural of marionette
    • 2002, The Decemberists (lyrics and music), “Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect”, in Castaways and Cutouts, performed by The Decemberists, track 1:
      And here in Spain I am a Spaniard / I will be buried with my marionettes / Countess and courtesan / Have fallen 'neath my tender hand / When their husbands were not around