maumet

[ maw-mit ]
/ ˈmɔ mɪt /

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.

Origin of maumet

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French mahommet idol, special use of Mahommet Mohammed, whose image was thought to be an object of worship

OTHER WORDS FROM maumet

mau·met·ry, noun

Words nearby maumet

maulmain, maulstick, maulvi, mauman, maumee, maumet, maun, mauna kea, mauna kea observatory, mauna loa, maunche

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British Dictionary definitions for maumet

maumet

mammet (ˈmæmɪt)

/ (ˈmɔːmɪt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of maumet

maumetry, noun

Word Origin for maumet

C13: from Old French mahomet idol, literally: the prophet Mohammed, from the belief that his image was worshipped