Mammet

//ˈmamɪt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A false god; an idol. obsolete

    "Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man wᵗ ſay The Reſte of ſuche Reconyng may make a fowle fraye"

  2. 2
    A doll or puppet; a lifeless figure, an effigy, a scarecrow.

    "And then to haue a wretched puling foole, / A whining mammet, in her Fortunes tender, / To answer, Ile not wed, I cannot Loue: / I am too young, I pray you pardon me."

  3. 3
    A contemptible person; a weakling, a fool.

    "Blind, deaf, insensate driveler!—Torpid, blockish, brainless mammet!"

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scarecrow

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"Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man wᵗ ſay The Reſte of ſuche Reconyng may make a fowle fraye"

Etymology

From Middle English mawmet, from Anglo-Norman maumet, shortened form of mauhoumet, mahumet; deriving from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately derived from Arabic Muhammad.

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