magot

[ ma-goh, mah-, mag-uht ]

/ mæˈgoʊ, mɑ-, ˈmæg ət /

noun

Barbary ape.

a small, grotesque Japanese or Chinese carved figure.

Origin of magot

First recorded in 1600–10; from French, Middle French, alteration of Magog, a people seduced by Satan in Revelation 20:8; used figuratively in non-Christian medieval legends, and probably applied derisively to the apes in allusion to their supposed grotesqueness; see Magog

Words nearby magot

magnum opus, Magnus Annus, Magnus effect, Magnus hitch, Magog, magot, magpie, magpie goose, magpie lark, magpie moth, M. Agr.

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Example sentences from the Web for magot

The magot is sometimes known as the Barbary ape, although of course it is not really an ape at all.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
“Magot, my child, we may not stay justice,” said the distressed tones of her father.
Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt
Now, through Watteau, the magot makes its entrance into French art.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
I wonder at thee, Magot, and have done so many times,—thou hast such a strange power of winning folks to thy will.
Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt

The magot has no tail, though he has a small portion of skin, which has some appearance of one.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for magot

magot

/ (mɑːˈɡəʊ, ˈmæɡət) /

noun

a Chinese or Japanese figurine in a crouching position, usually grotesque

a less common name for Barbary ape

Word Origin for magot

C17: from French: grotesque figure, after the Biblical giant Magog

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单词	magot
释义	magot [ ma-goh, mah-, mag-uht ] / mæˈgoʊ, mɑ-, ˈmæg ət / noun Barbary ape. a small, grotesque Japanese or Chinese carved figure. Origin of magot First recorded in 1600–10; from French, Middle French, alteration of Magog, a people seduced by Satan in Revelation 20:8; used figuratively in non-Christian medieval legends, and probably applied derisively to the apes in allusion to their supposed grotesqueness; see Magog Words nearby magot magnum opus, Magnus Annus, Magnus effect, Magnus hitch, Magog, magot, magpie, magpie goose, magpie lark, magpie moth, M. Agr. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for magot The magot is sometimes known as the Barbary ape, although of course it is not really an ape at all. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood “Magot, my child, we may not stay justice,” said the distressed tones of her father. Earl Hubert's Daughter\|Emily Sarah Holt Now, through Watteau, the magot makes its entrance into French art. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)\|Richard Muther I wonder at thee, Magot, and have done so many times,—thou hast such a strange power of winning folks to thy will. Earl Hubert's Daughter\|Emily Sarah Holt The magot has no tail, though he has a small portion of skin, which has some appearance of one. Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon British Dictionary definitions for magot magot / (mɑːˈɡəʊ, ˈmæɡət) / noun a Chinese or Japanese figurine in a crouching position, usually grotesque a less common name for Barbary ape Word Origin for magot C17: from French: grotesque figure, after the Biblical giant Magog Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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