glove doll
- noun
- /ɡlʌv dɔl/
:
muñeco de guante
- He slipped his hand into the glove doll and brought the character to life.
Examples
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The children laughed as the glove doll waved its arms and told a story.
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She made a colorful glove doll for the puppet show at school.
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She made a glove doll for her little sister.
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The children love playing with their glove dolls.
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She made a colorful glove doll for the puppet show at school.
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He slipped his hand into the glove doll and brought the character to life.
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The children laughed as the glove doll waved its arms and told a story.
Synonyms
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1.9
A doll moved by hand or strings for shows
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2.5
A small puppet you wear on your hand and move with your fingers
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3.9
A small puppet that you put over your hand and move with your fingers
A puppet made by putting a sock on your hand and moving it
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from 'glove' (a hand covering) + 'doll' (a toy figure), so a learner who knows both words can infer a doll designed to be worn like a glove. This noun–noun compositional pattern (compare 'glove puppet' / 'hand puppet') is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Glove doll is named for how you use it: it is a small doll you put on like a glove, with your fingers inside to move its head and arms. That's why the name means 'a puppet worn on the hand'.