motte 1 also mott (m t)n. Texas A copse or small stand of trees on a prairie. [American Spanish mata, from Spanish, shrub, probably from Late Latin matta, mat; see mat1.] |
| motte 2 also mott (mt) n. Upper Southern U.S. A tuft of human or animal hair standing up on the head or body. [From French, from Old French mote, mound.] |
motte
Noun
History a mound on which a castle was built [Old French]
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