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motto <-(e)s> [ˈmɒtəʊ, Am ˈmɑ:t̬oʊ] N

matt [mæt], matte ADJ Am

mottled [ˈmɒtld, Am ˈmɑ:t̬ld] ADJ

I . mother [ˈmʌðəɐ, Am -ɚ] N

I . motive [ˈməʊtɪv, Am ˈmoʊt̬ɪv] N

II . motive [ˈməʊtɪv, Am ˈmoʊt̬ɪv] ADJ PHYS, TECH

motley <-ier, -iest> [ˈmɒtlɪ, Am ˈmɑ:t-] ADJ pej

gotten [ˈgɒtən, Am ˈgɑ:tən] VB

gotten Am, Aus: pp of got

See also get

I . get <got, got, Am, Aus: gotten> [get] VB trans inf

4. get (prepare):

jotter [ˈdʒɒtəɐ, Am ˈdʒɑ:t̬ɚ] N Aus, Brit

potted [ˈpɒtɪd, Am ˈpɑ:t̬ɪd] ADJ

potter1 [ˈpɒtəʳ, Am ˈpɑ:t̬ɚ] N (pottery artist)

rotten [ˈrɒtn, Am ˈrɑ:tn] ADJ

3. rotten inf performance, book:

motel [məʊˈtel, Am moʊ-] N

motif [məʊˈti:f, Am moʊ-] N ART

I . motor [ˈməʊtəɐ, Am ˈmoʊt̬ɚ] N

2. motor Brit inf (car):

II . motor [ˈməʊtəɐ, Am ˈmoʊt̬ɚ] ADJ a. PHYS

III . motor [ˈməʊtəɐ, Am ˈmoʊt̬ɚ] VB trans

smote [sməʊt, Am smoʊt] VB

smote pt of smite

See also smite

smite <smote, smitten> [smaɪt] VB trans liter

otter [ˈɒtəɐ, Am ˈɑ:t̬ɚ] N ZOOL

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In about the year 1100, the motte was made higher and the surrounding ditch deepened.
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The motte is now about 30 ft high and its diameter is about at the base.
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The bailey was an enclosed courtyard overlooked by the motte and surrounded by a wooden fence called a palisade and another ditch.
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The selected building site allowed for it be to natural hill scarped and ditched, producing the motte.
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The two baileys were probably linked to the motte by wooden bridges.
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Doubtless this would have been a motte and bailey.
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Castles of the motte-and-bailey were erected quickly all over the country to subdue the locals and prevent foreign invasions by rival claimants to the throne.
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There is no visible stonework on the large motte.
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The road, which runs past the north-east of the motte, destroyed some of the castle's outworks.
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The motte was damaged by 19th century quarrying and houses have encroached on the bailey.
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