Definitions for: Mote

[n] (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Webster (1913) Definition: Mote, v.
See 1st Mot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Mote, n. [See Moot, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few
combinations or phrases.]
1. A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the
city of London.

2. A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the
management of affairs; as, a folkmote.

3. A place of meeting for discussion.

Mote bell, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]

Mote, n.
The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n.,
3, and Mort. --Chaucer.

Mote, n. [OE. mot, AS. mot.]
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.

Synonyms: atom, molecule, particle, speck

See Also: chylomicron, grain, material, stuff

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