Definition of Mascot

1. Noun. A person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure.

Generic synonyms: Being, Organism

Definition of Mascot

1. n. A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.

Definition of Mascot

1. Noun. something thought to bring good luck ¹

2. Noun. something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mascot

1. a person, animal, or object believed to bring good luck [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mascot

mascaron
mascarons
mascarpone
mascarpones
maschaladenitis
maschale
maschalephidrosis
maschaloncus
maschalyperidrosis
mascle
mascled
mascles
mascon
mascons
mascot (current term)
mascots
mascotte
masculate
masculated
masculates
masculating
masculation
masculine pelvis
masculine protest
masculine rhyme
masculine rhymes
masculinely

Literary usage of Mascot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1899)
"ifi:l:::§'« 11" A "Why, a. mascot," he said slowly, "is — is S-*||llli ... Every team carries around a mascot which is supposed to make it win. ..."

2. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1911)
"The two boats shown in the pictures are being driven by the Evinrude engine, a device which has been recently .Auxiliary Schooner mascot Ready for ..."

3. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"THE mascot " The mascot," a comic opera in three acts with music by Edmund Audran and words by ... Bettina, the mascot. Fiametta, daughter of Lorenzo XVII. ..."

4. Corporation Accounting and Corporation Law: A Manual of Corporate by John Joseph Rahill, Alfred G. Platt (1905)
"Sundries Dr. to Capital Stock $250000 The mascot Mining Company $110000 The Columbus Mining Company 95000 Unsubscribed Treasury Stock 45000 For 1100 shares ..."

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