'Mawmet' definitions:

Definition of 'Mawmet'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]