(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:05:22

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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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