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Mawmet — Maw met, n. [Contr. fr. Mahomet.] A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed. [Obs.] Wyclif. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mawmet — see maumet … Useful english dictionary
mawmet — sb. == idol. RG. 14. Probably the word originally meant a scare crow, a bundle of clouts or rags, from the verb ‘maim.’ See Prof. Key’s remarks on this word, Phil. Soc. Trans. 1856, p. 245 … Oldest English Words
Mammet — Mam met, n. [See {Mawmet}.] An idol; a puppet; a doll. [Obs.] Selden. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maumet — Mau met, n. See {Mawmet}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mawmetry — Maw met*ry, n. The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See {Mawmet}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Christianity and Islam — The Achtiname of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or (Holy) Testament (Testamentum) of Muhammad, is a medieval document which purports to be a charter or writ ratified by Muhammad granting protection and other privileges to the monks of Saint … Wikipedia
