mot

[ moh ]

/ moʊ /

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noun

a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.

Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc.

Origin of mot

1625–35; <French <Late Latin muttum utterance. See motto

Words nearby mot

most unkindest cut of all, most wanted list, Mosul, Moszkowicz's test, Moszkowski, mot, Motagua, Motais operation, mote, motel, mote spoon

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Example sentences from the Web for mot

Mot herl yaff ecti onk nocksal loth ervir tu esperfec tlyc old.
Cobwebs From an Empty Skull|Ambrose Bierce (AKA: Dod Grile)
I wast t'rown young upon t'e worlt, and wast left wit'out fat'er, or mot'er, to pring myself up.
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper
He spoke slowly and softly, and cultivated the mot propre (the exact word).
My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil
And that is the mot juste, as the French have it; that is what the orphanage was, and what the good founder was—imposing.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry

Fermentation is in this case much more rapid on account of the saccharine nature of the mot or wort.
Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mot (1 of 3)

mot¹

/ (məʊ) /

noun

short for bon mot

Word Origin for mot

C16: via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter

British Dictionary definitions for mot (2 of 3)

mot²

/ (mɒt) /

noun

Dublin slang a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend

Word Origin for mot

perhaps a variant of mort, obsolete slang for girl or woman, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for mot (3 of 3)

MOT

abbreviation for

(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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单词	mot
释义	mot [ moh ] / moʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a pithy or witty remark; bon mot. Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc. Origin of mot 1625–35; <French <Late Latin muttum utterance. See motto Words nearby mot most unkindest cut of all, most wanted list, Mosul, Moszkowicz's test, Moszkowski, mot, Motagua, Motais operation, mote, motel, mote spoon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mot Mot herl yaff ecti onk nocksal loth ervir tu esperfec tlyc old. Cobwebs From an Empty Skull\|Ambrose Bierce (AKA: Dod Grile) I wast t'rown young upon t'e worlt, and wast left wit'out fat'er, or mot'er, to pring myself up. The Chainbearer\|J. Fenimore Cooper He spoke slowly and softly, and cultivated the mot propre (the exact word). My Memoirs\|Marguerite Steinheil And that is the mot juste, as the French have it; that is what the orphanage was, and what the good founder was—imposing. The Law and the Poor\|Edward Abbott Parry Fermentation is in this case much more rapid on account of the saccharine nature of the mot or wort. Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mot (1 of 3) mot¹ / (məʊ) / noun short for bon mot Word Origin for mot C16: via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter British Dictionary definitions for mot (2 of 3) mot² / (mɒt) / noun Dublin slang a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend Word Origin for mot perhaps a variant of mort, obsolete slang for girl or woman, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for mot (3 of 3) MOT abbreviation for (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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mot gibe, wisecrack, pun, quip, joke, remark, jest, gag, sally, bon mot
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