GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mot , v. [Sing. pres. ind. Mot, Mote, Moot , 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 , n. [F. See Motto.]
   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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   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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   A note or brief strain on a bugle.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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