Sense file
How the sense moved
The archive follows the dated record first, then reads the social or rhetorical pressure that hardened, softened, narrowed, or reversed the word.
Older meaning
A grotesque figure, linked to Guy Fawkes effigies.
Modern meaning
A man, or sometimes any person informally.
Research lens
The archive uses this entry as a compact map, not a complete monograph.
Meaning trail
Origin
Guy Fawkes figure
A proper name turned common.
Older sense
ragged effigy
The visual object drove the early meaning.
Now
man or person
Everyday speech generalized the label.