ydole
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French idole, idele, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ydole (plural ydoles)
- An idol (representation of a pagan god)
- (figurative) A deceptive individual.
- (rare, technical) An image formed at the eye.
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References[edit]
- “īdō̆l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- enm:Eye
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