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Webster 1913 Edition


Mawmet

Maw′met

,
Noun.
[Contr. fr.
Mahomet
.]
A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally but falsely believed that the Muslims worshiped images representing
Mohammed
.
[Obs.]
Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mawmet

MAW'MET

,
Noun.
[from Mahomet.] A puppet; anciently, an idol.

Definition 2024


mawmet

mawmet

English

Noun

mawmet (plural mawmets)

  1. Archaic form of mammet.