English
marotte
Marotte comes from French marotte ‘bauble’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarotte‘bauble’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarotte‘bauble’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
Earliest quotation: 2004, Gottfried Semper, Style in the technical and tectonic arts: “They were a substitute for real tapestries, which could…”
Every English word from French marotte
Today it means
noun A jester's dummy, bauble, or sceptre.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French marotte / marotte