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CIDE DICTIONARY

mawmet

CIDE DICTIONARY

mawmetn. [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.  Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.  [1913 Webster]

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