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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation.

Puppetry

of the English laws of divorce.

Chambers.

Noun.

Affectation.

puppetry ‎(countable and uncountable, plural puppetries)

(uncountable) The art of making, and performing with puppets
(countable) The action of a puppet, or a stilted or puppet-like dramatic performance

art of making and performing with puppets