Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Popelote · Pop·e·lote · IPA 01 n. A word variously explained as “a little puppet,” “a little doll,” or “a young butterfly.” Cf. Popet. 1. A word variously explained as “a little puppet,” “a little doll,” or “a young butterfly.” Cf. Popet.[Obs.] See: Popet “So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench.” — Chaucer.