marotte
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thumb|Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565–1600 in Germanisches Nationalmuseum|Germanisches National Museum - Nuremberg, Germany
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thumb|Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565–1600 in Germanisches Nationalmuseum|Germanisches National Museum - Nuremberg, Germany
A marotte is a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. Jesters usually used a marotte. The word is borrowed from the French, where it signifies either a fool's (literal) "bauble" or a fad.
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