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motte definition

☆ motte or mott (mät)

noun

Southwest a small grove of trees

Etymology: AmSp mata < LL matta, a cover, mat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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