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An automaton figure of a human being (Greek, andros-eidos, a man's likeness). One of the most famous of these machines is that by M. Vaucanson, called the flute-player. The chess-player by Kempelen is also celebrated. (See Automaton.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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