marotte
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marotte
- /məˈɹɑt/ US
- /məˈɹɒt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French marotte.
noun marottes
- A jester's dummy, bauble, or sceptre. The cover seemed to sum it all up—a depressed jester gazing forlornly at his ‘marotte’ as if desperate for inspiration.
- A quirk, an obsession. They were a substitute for real tapestries, which could not be obtained in sufficient numbers, or for which there was neither the time nor the skill to embroider them with images appropriate to the occasion. It is true that this view contradicts that of Raoul-Rouchette, who remains faithful to his m
Talk about this word "marotte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marotte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marotte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marotte "marotte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marotte.
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@misc{marotte_2026,
title = {marotte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marotte},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
