( n. )
A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.
( n. )
A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012