GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mot (mōt), v. [Sing. pres. ind. Mot, Mote, Moot (mōt), 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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   Mot (mŏt; mṓ, def. 2), n. [F. See Motto.]
   1. A word; hence, a motto; a device. [Obs.]  Bp. Hall.
   
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   Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. Shak.
   
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   2. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. [A Gallicism]
   
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   Here and there turns up a . . . savage mot. N. Brit. Rev.
   
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   3. A note or brief strain on a bugle.  Sir W. Scott.
   
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