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Definition of 'mot'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) mot. Compare motto.
Noun
( en-noun)
A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
* N. Brit. Rev.
- Here and there turns up a savage mot .
* 1970 , John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse , New York 2007, p. 32:
- ‘He comes from Montreal, in Canada.’ ‘Why?’ she said, repeating Dr Johnson's mot with a forced sneer.
(obsolete) A word or a motto; a device.
- (Bishop Hall)
* Shakespeare
- Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar.
(obsolete) A note or brief strain on a bugle.
- (Sir Walter Scott)
Etymology 2
Noun
(head)
(slang|Irish English) A girl, woman or girlfriend, particularly in the Dublin area.
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Similar to 'mot'meat, mutt, meet, met, mt, moat, moot, mat, mett, mott, mitt, matt, maat, mnt
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