mot
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc.
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1Words Nearby mot
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A talented cartoonist, distinguished practical joker, and recognized as one of the kings of bon mot, he led a free and easy life.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThis style of the decadence is the "dernier mot" of Verbe, summoned to express all and to venture to the very extremes.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierA joke, a banter, a bon-mot, make more impression upon the man of the world than all the grave notions of his religion.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierSo Macklin subsided; and Thyrsis learned afterwards that his remark was going the rounds, being considered to be a mot.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThe "sire," fell on the ears of Madame Chalice like a mot in a play; but Valmond, living up to his part, was grave and solicitous.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for mot (1 of 3)
/ (məʊ) /
short for bon mot
Origin of mot
1British Dictionary definitions for mot (2 of 3)
/ (mɒt) /
Dublin slang a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend
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2British Dictionary definitions for MOT (3 of 3)
(in New Zealand and formerly in Britain) Ministry of Transport (in Britain now part of the DTLR): See DTLR
(in Britain) MOT test: a compulsory annual test for all road vehicles over a certain age, which require a valid MOT certificate
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