mascot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mas·cot /ˈmæskət, -kɒt $ -kɑːt/ noun [countable] SIGN/SYMBOLan animal or toy, or a person dressed as an animal, that represents a team or organization, and is thought to bring them good luck 吉祥物 the official mascot of the 2002 World Cup 2002年世界杯的官方吉祥物 Rocky the Raccoon, the team mascot 浣熊罗基，该队的吉祥物
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mascot• Just the kind of marginal folk hero they would go and use as a mascot.• Seemed to make a mascot of him: maybe they liked that country look about him.• Also pictured with funnyman Les is Barnardos' best-known bear and official mascot, Barnaby.• A paper suggested that, in keeping with the selection of the management team, Mickey Mouse should be adopted as the official mascot.• The legal rave called Woodstock 2, promises to be an event on the scale of it's mascot.• Hammer dressed as the school's mascot, Leo the Lion, for the big game.• The organising committee has also issued a tender document calling for designs for the mascot of the games.• Sugarpuss remained the mascot of the brothers and the select group of friends they allowed up the rope.team mascot• Their team-mates include Angus' nephew Donny, whose son Sean is the team mascot.Origin mascot (1800-1900) French mascotte, from Provençal mascoto, from masco “woman with magic powers”mas·cot nounChineseSyllable
Corpus as dressed animal, toy, or an person a an animal or
mascot
mas‧cot /ˈmæskət, -kɒt $ -kɑːt/
noun [countable]
the official mascot of the 2002 World Cup
Rocky the Raccoon, the team mascot
mas‧cot /ˈmæskət, -kɒt $ -kɑːt/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: mascotte, from Provençal mascoto, from masco 'woman with magic powers'
an animal or toy, or a person dressed as an animal, that represents a team or organization, and is thought to bring them good luck:Language: French
Origin: mascotte, from Provençal mascoto, from masco 'woman with magic powers'