/ məʊt; NAmE moʊt/ noun
( old-fashioned ) a very small piece of dust
SYN speck
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mot , related to Dutch mot dust, sawdust.
/ məʊt; NAmE moʊt/ noun
( old-fashioned ) a very small piece of dust
SYN speck
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mot , related to Dutch mot dust, sawdust.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005