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Dictionary: motte1
also mott (mŏt) pronunciation
n. Texas
A copse or small stand of trees on a prairie.

[American Spanish mata, from Spanish, shrub, probably from Late Latin matta, mat. See mat1.]


motte2 also mott (mŏt) pronunciation
n. Upper Southern U.S.
A tuft of human or animal hair standing up on the head or body.

[From French, from Old French mote, mound.]


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In medieval times, a high, defensive mound of earth surmounted by a timber stockade and tower, and surrounded by a ditch.



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Earth mound marking the site of a small medieval castle.

Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis.

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