MOTTE

Meaning of MOTTE in English

[ mɒt ]

■ noun historical a mound forming the site of a castle or camp.

Origin

C19: from Fr., 'mound', from OFr. mote (see moat ).

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MOTTE — noun Etymology: French, from Old French mote, ~ Date: 1884 mound , hill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTTE — I. noun or mott ˈmät ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish mata, from Spanish, bush, shrub, orchard, probably from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTTE — (n.) A clump of trees in a prairie.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTTE — ( n. ) A clump of trees in a prairie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTTE — /mot/ , n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country. Also, mott …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. man-made mound on which a fortress or castle is built
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTTE — noun Etymology: French, from Old French mote, motte Date: 1884 : mound , hill ; especially : a hill serving …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTTE — noun a clump of trees in a prairie.
Webster English vocab
MOTTE — [motte] n [ME mote, fr. OF mote, motte] (13c): mound, hill; esp: a hill serving as a site for a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTTE — motte BrE AmE mɒt AmE mɑːt ▷ mottes mɒts AmE mɑːts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTTE — / mɒt; NAmE mɑːt/ noun the small hill on which the fort is built in a motte-and-bailey castle •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. [ME f. OF mote (as MOAT)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. [ ME f. OF mote (as MOAT) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF mote (as MOAT)
Oxford English vocab
MOTTE — ➡ castles
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MOTTE — (диалектизм) зеленый "остров", небольшая роща в прериях
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTTE — n амер. диал. зелёный «остров», небольшая роща в прериях
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTTE — (n) зеленый остров; небольшая роща в прериях
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTTE — n амер. диал. зелёный «остров», небольшая роща в прериях
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTTE — n амер. диал. зелёный «остров», небольшая роща в прериях
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTTE — (диалектизм) зеленый "остров", небольшая роща в прериях
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTTE — n. motte and bailey La Motte Fouque La Motte Fouqué
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. Pronunciation: ' mät Function: noun Etymology: French, from Old French mote, motte Date: 1884 : MOUND , HILL especially …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTTE AND BAILEY — [motte and bailey] n (1900): a medieval Norman castle consisting of two connecting ditched stockaded mounds with the higher mound …
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GUYON, JEANNE-MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE, MADAME DU ... — , ne Bouvier De La Motte, byname Madame Guyon born April 13, 1648, Montargis, Fr. died June 9, 1717, Blois …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTE — I. ˈmōt verbal auxiliary ( past moste ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan to be allowed to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOT — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, word, saying, from Latin muttum grunt — more at motto 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORMAN — city, seat (1907) of Cleveland county, central Oklahoma, U.S. The city is located on the South Canadian River, immediately southeast …
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GRAND ISLE — county, northwestern Vermont, U.S. It is bordered to the north by Quebec, Can., and to the west by New York …
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DIAMOND NECKLACE, AFFAIR OF THE — also called Affair Of The Necklace, scandal at the court of Louis XVI in 1785 that discredited the French monarchy …
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CAERNARFON — also spelled Caenarvon or Carnarvon town, Gwynedd county, historic county of Caernarvonshire (Sir Gaernarfon), Wales, near the west end of …
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BAILEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And how dared he leave her standing out here in the bailey like a ... …
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