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mōte
n.(1)
37 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A natural or man-made mound; hill; ?also, an island [last quot.];
castel mote
, mound or hill on which a castle is built; (b) a castle, dwelling;
in mote
, among men; (c) a city.
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