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Barbary ape
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magot
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A magot is a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form; the name derives from the Barbary ape , also known as "magot".
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Magot \Mag"ot\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) The Barbary ape.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context archaic English) The Barbary ape.
Usage examples of magot.
Deux Magots, where the existentialists had established their original beachhead.
But this humble retreat was instantly surrounded by the enemy: they tried to force the door, they were provoked by a discharge of arrows from the roof, till at length, impatient of delay, they set fire to a pile of dry magots, and consumed the cottage with the Roman emperor and his train.
But this humble retreat was instantly surrounded by the enemy: they tried to force the door, they were provoked by a discharge of arrows from the roof, till at length, impatient of delay, they set fire to a pile of dry magots, and consumed the cottage with the Roman emperor and his train.