pantine

noun

pan·​tine

ˈpantə̇n,

-n‧ˌtīn

plural -s

: a jointed pasteboard doll representing a well-known living person and carried about for amusement (as by members of the French court) in the 18th century

Word History

Etymology

obsolete French pantine (now pantin)

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