mote

Definitions

1. 1.A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London.
2. 2.A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote.
3. 3.A place of meeting for discussion. Mote bell, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]
4. 4.The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort. Chaucer.
5. 5.A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck. The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind. Bacon. We are motes in the midst of generations. Landor.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London called?
• What is a body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote called?
• What is a place of meeting for discussion. Mote bell, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.] called?
• What is the flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort. Chaucer called?
• What is a small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck. The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind. Bacon. We are motes in the midst of generations. Landor called?