No, it is a very small speck or particle. Unlike a moat which is a defensive water (and dead things) filled ditch around a castle.
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Mote and MoattotefloatcoatCoat, Boat, Oat, Mote, Wrote. Break down the word like this is how it sounds: Ka-Wa-ou-t so words that end with AT or OTE.
Yes, "mote" in Mote Marine Laboratory stands for "marine." The word "mote" comes from the start of the term "marine research laboratory."
As in the nouns or the verb? No, I am kidding. Actually the pronunciation is the same for both the nouns and the verb, but they don't mean the same thing. The Anglo-Saxon verb "mote" means "may" or "might" as in "so mote it be." The noun "mote" has three definitions. Mote means a dug out well surrounding an edifice, or a trenchic type of barrier surrounding an edifice. The other definition for "mote" means "speck", "flicker"... something small or tiny. The third definition is "meeting lodge" or "meeting place." The pronunication for all of these words is mo't, with a long "o" sound as in Moe, Know, Go, So, Show. Some dialects may give a slight vocal breath where the final "e" is in place as in "mot-'eh" But this is an abnormal variation. The proper pronunciation for all three of these words is the English one, because of the Anglo-Saxon origin. Mote rhymes with boat, goat, float, and coat.
Lauren Mote is 5' 3".
Phillip Mote is 6' 3".
Edward Mote was born in 1797.
Edward Mote died in 1874.
David Mote was born in 1940.
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It depends on which "mote" you are referring to. I am assuming you are meaning "mote" as in "castle mote" so the rest of this definition applies to that assumption. Typically speaking, mote is the proper word to use to reference this man-made trench. A mote is a specific type of well, or trench dug out typically surrounding an edifice. Many times the type of edifice is applied to the description: one of the more common ones being "castle mote." But motes don't have to surround castles, they can surround entire cities, a house, or even pieces of land. They also don't have to be circular, nor do they have to surround the edifice or piece of land entirely. Motes are a specific type of man-made trenches; so a synonym would be "trench." But not all trenches are motes. Another synonym would be "ditch", but yet again, not all ditches are motes. The alternative spelling is "moat." Note: this is the proper alternative spelling for the word "mote" when referencing the man-made trench; it is not an alternative spelling for the word "mote" with the other definitions mentioned below. Moat is also a verb, meaning both "to fortify" and "to surround." Note: Mote also means "speck", "tiny particle", "flicker." Another definition is "meeting lodge" or "meeting place." It is also used as a verb meaning "may" or "might" as in the expression "so mote it be." "Mote" as used in the KJV of the Bible refers to a speck of dirt (i.e. particle of dust.)
There was a tiny mote of dust on her shirt.