Mascotte

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mascot \Mas"cot\, Mascotte \Mas"cotte\, n. [Through French fr.
     Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto
     witchcraft, sorcery.]
     1. A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the
        household to which he or she belongs.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Hence: Anything that brings good luck; especially, an
        animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a
        symbol and to bring luck.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Mascotte, FL (city, FIPS 43425)
    Location: 28.57618 N, 81.88858 W
    Population (1990): 1761 (647 housing units)
    Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mascotte, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
     Population (2000):    2687
     Housing Units (2000): 858
     Land area (2000):     2.429096 sq. miles (6.291329 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.388523 sq. miles (1.006271 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.817619 sq. miles (7.297600 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            43425
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             28.576469 N, 81.888393 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mascotte, FL
      Mascotte