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mote

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noun

a small particle or speck, especially of dust.

moit.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English mot speck; cognate with Dutch mot grit, sawdust, Norwegian mutt speck

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mote·y, adjective

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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When a mote wakes up, the preamble will still be transmitting, signaling the listener to stay alert for an upcoming message.

Mote considers herself lucky to have a designated trail in the.

Mote has talked about possibly closing the university for a day to save money.

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verb, past moste

[mohst] . Archaic.

may or might.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English mot(e), Old English mōt; cognate with German muss. See must¹

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mote¹ (məʊt)

—n
	a tiny speck

[Old English mot; compare Middle Dutch mot grit, Norwegian mutt speck]

mote² (məʊt)

—vb , past moste
	archaic (takes an infinitive without to) may or might

[Old English mōt, first person singular present tense of mōtan to be allowed]

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mote

"particle of dust," O.E. mot, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Du. mot "dust from turf, sawdust, grit." Many references are to Matt. vii.3.

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