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maumet

maumet is the archaic form of mammet.

Meaning of mammet

Noun

mammet (plural mammets)

  1. (obsolete) A false god; an idol.
    • Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man wᵗ ſay
      The Reſte of ſuche Reconyng may make a fowle frayec. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott
  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.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  3. A contemptible person; a weakling, a fool.
    • Blind, deaf, insensate driveler!—Torpid, blockish, brainless mammet!1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. V, letter 88

Forms of maumet

pluralmaumets

Questions about maumet

What is maumet the archaic form of?
Maumet is the archaic form of mammet.

Words near maumet in the dictionary

  1. maulvis
  2. maum
  3. mauma
  4. maumas
  5. Maumee
  6. maumet
  7. maumetry
  8. maumets
  9. Mauming
  10. maumish
  11. maums

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