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motte
or mott
[ mot ]
noun
, Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
- a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
motte
/ mɒt /
noun
- history a natural or man-made mound on which a castle was erected
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of motte1
C14: see moat
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Example Sentences
He therefore asked Mrs. Motte, owner of the place, whether she would allow him to set fire to it, to force the British out.
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The Count de la Motte next proceeded to London and there sold several hundreds of diamonds.
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In possession of four hundred thousand dollars worth of diamonds, Madame de la Motte's next difficulty was to sell them.
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He was a very useful friend to Madame de la Motte until at last he turned king's evidence and explained the whole fraud.
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Even Gougeon seemed to be waked up, and fixed his greedy black eyes on Motte.
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