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foliot
English
Noun
foliot
(
plural
foliots
)
Part of the
verge
escapement
in early
clocks
.
A creature from
Italian
folklore
that makes noises and flings objects about.
(Can we
find and add
a quotation of Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy to this entry?)
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