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joss (jôs, jäs)

noun

a figure of a Chinese god; Chinese idol

Etymology: PidE < Port deos < L deus, a god: see deity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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