mote

The definition of a mote is a speck or a very small piece of something.

(noun)

An example of a mote is a particle of dirt.

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See mote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a speck of dust or other tiny particle

Origin: ME < OE mot, akin to Du, sawdust, grit

auxiliary verb

Archaic may; might

Origin: ME moten < OE motan, akin to Ger müssen: basic sense “it is permitted”; must (OE moste) is the pt. of this v.

See mote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A very small particle; a speck: “Dust motes hung in a slant of sunlight” (Anne Tyler).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mot

Origin: , from Old English

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aux.v.
Archaic
May; might.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English moten

Origin: , from Old English mōtan; see med- in Indo-European roots

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