n. (Print.) A size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental borders, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Small; delicate. [ Obs. ] “His minionette face.” Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary. ] 1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The buffel duck. [ 1913 Webster ]