Mot (mŏt; mō̍, def. 2), n. [F. See Motto.] 1. A word; hence, a motto; a device. Bp. Hall.
Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. Shak.
2. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.
Here and there turns up a... savage mot. N. Brit. Rev.
3. A note or brief strain on a bugle. Sir W. Scott.