Pop"e*lote (?), n. A word variously explained as "a little puppet," "a
little doll," or "a young butterfly." Cf. Popet. [Obs.]
So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench.
Chaucer.
Pop"er*y (?), n. The religion of the Roman Catholic Church,
comprehending doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an
opprobrious sense.
Pop"et (?), n. A puppet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pop"gun` (?), n. A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets,
with a popping noise, by compression of air.
Pop"in*jay (?), n. [OE. popingay, papejay, OF. papegai, papegaut; cf.
Pr. papagai, Sp. & Pg. papagayo, It. pappagallo, LGr. &?;, NGr. &?;; in
which the first syllables are perhaps imitative of the bird's chatter,
and the last either fr. L. gallus cock, or the same word as E. jay, F.
geai. Cf. Papagay.]