The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fantoccini
Fantoccini \Fan`toc*ci"ni\, n. pl. [It., dim. fr. fante child.] Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.
Wiktionary
fantoccini
n. 1 puppets caused to perform dramatic scenes by means of machinery. 2 The puppet shows in which they are used.