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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
mote
n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mote \Mote\, n.
The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n.,
3, and Mort. --Chaucer.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mote \Mote\, n. [OE. mot, AS. mot.]
A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially
small; a speck.
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The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there
be no wind. --Bacon.
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We are motes in the midst of generations. --Landor.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mote \Mote\, v.
See 1st Mot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mote \Mote\, n. [See Moot, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few
combinations or phrases.]
1. A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the
city of London.
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2. A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the
management of affairs; as, a folkmote.
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3. A place of meeting for discussion.
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Mote bell, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mot \Mot\ (m[=o]t), v. [Sing. pres. ind. Mot, Mote, Moot
(m[=o]t), pl. Mot, Mote, Moote, pres. subj. Mote;
imp. Moste.] [See Must, v.] [Obs.]
May; must; might.
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He moot as well say one word as another --Chaucer.
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The wordes mote be cousin to the deed. --Chaucer.
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Men moot [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore
freres. --Chaucer.
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So mote it be, so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals,
as that of the Freemasons.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in
comp.] [Written also mote.]
1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting
of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon
times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of
common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.
--J. R. Green.
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2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a
discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
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The pleading used in courts and chancery called
moots. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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Moot case, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable
case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.
Moot court, a mock court, such as is held by students of
law for practicing the conduct of law cases.
Moot point, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful
question.
to make moot v. t. to render moot[2]; to moot[3].
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8. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Mote
(Gr. karphos, something dry, hence a particle of wood or chaff,
etc.). A slight moral defect is likened to a mote (Matt. 7:3-5;
Luke 6:41, 42).
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Thesaurus Results for mote:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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