mathom
/ˈmað(ə)m/(also mathoms)
noun
A trinket, a piece of bric-a-brac.
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with Old Saxon mēðom (masculine) precious thing, a treasure, Old Icelandic meiðmar (feminine plural) valuables, Gothic maiþms (masculine) gift, ultimately from the Indo-European base of classical Latin mūtāre to exchange.
- make something good
- make something of
- make something over
- make something up
- make sport of
- make sure
- make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance)
- make the best of
- make the best of a bad job
- make the cut
- make the first move
- make the grade
- make the most of
- make the papers
- make the running
- make the welkin ring
- make time
- Maketon
- make tracks (for)
- make up
- make-up artist
- make-up bag
- make up for lost time
- make-up game
- make up ground