单词 | mahound |
释义 | Mahound[ muh-hound, -hoond ] / məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhund / nounArchaic or Literary. an idol; a false god. (in the Middle Ages) a god thought to be worshipped by Muslims. Origin of MahoundFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Mahoun, Mahound(e), Mahum, from Old French Mahon, short for Mahommet, the Arab prophet Muhammad, whose image was mistakenly thought to be an object of worship; excrescent -d as in astound,compound, and sound;see excrescent Words nearby Mahoundmahogany family, Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón, mahonia, Mahound, mahout, Mahratta, Mahratti, Mähren, mahseer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for MahoundBritish Dictionary definitions for MahoundMahound / (məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhuːnd) / nounan archaic name for Mohammed Word Origin for MahoundC16: from Old French Mahun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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