Marotte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈɹɑt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marotte is a noun meaning A jester's dummy, bauble, or sceptre.
Meaning
A jester's dummy, bauble, or sceptre.
More Meanings
- A quirk, an obsession.
Example Sentences
The cover seemed to sum it all up—a depressed jester gazing forlornly at his ‘marotte’ as if desperate for inspiration.
During the summer Henry had been on the best of terms with his chief, but he had been first irritated, and then alarmed at Picquart’s fixation on Esterhazy, his ‘marotte’.
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 marotte, which admits only paintings on wood, because they are called tabulae.
Word Forms
- marottes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knobstick, swordstick, figurine, knob, bardiche, whipstick.
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