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maumet

American

[maw-mit] / ˈmɔ mɪt /

Also mammet

noun

British Dialect.
1. a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
2. an empty-headed or mindless person.
Obsolete. an idol; a false god.

maumet British

/ ˈmæmɪt, ˈmɔːmɪt /

noun

obsolete a false god; idol
dialect a figure dressed up, such as a guy or scarecrow

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Other Word Forms

maumetry noun

Etymology

Origin of maumet

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Old French mahommet “idol,” special use of Mahommet, the Arab prophet Muhammad, whose image was mistakenly thought to be an object of worship

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Its earlier form is maumet, meaning "idol," and it is a contraction of Mahomet.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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