Motley (2)
Mot″ley, n. 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. Chaucer. “Motley 's the only wear.” Shak.2. Hence, a ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Motley-minded
Mot″ley–mind′ed (?), a. Having a mind of a jester; foolish. Shak.
Motmot
Mot″mot (?), n. [Cf. Momot.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the t...
Moto
‖Mo″to (?), n.(Mus.) Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; — used especially in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker move...
Motograph
Mo″to‐graph (?), n. [L. movere, motum, to move + -graph.] (Elec.) A device utilized in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a...
Moton
Mo″ton (?), n.(Anc. Armor) A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.
Motor
Mo″tor (?), n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.] 1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a ...
Motor (2)
{ Mo″tor (?), Mo″to‐ry (?), Mo‐to″ri‐al (?), } a. [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.] Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; — applied especially...
Motor (3)
Mo″tor, n. A motor car; an automobile.
Motor car
{ Motor car, orMo″tor‐car′ }, n. 1. An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for pa...
Motor cycle
{ Motor cycle, orMo″tor‐cy′cle }, n. A bicycle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled. In Great Britain the term motor cycle is treated by statute (3 Ed VII. c. 36) ...
Motor generator
Motor generator. The combination consisting of a generator and a driving motor mechanically connected, usually on a common bedplate and with the two shafts directly coupled or c...
Motor-driven
Mo′tor–driv′en, a.(Mach.) Driven or actuated by a motor, esp. by an individual electric motor. An electric motor forms an integral part of many machine tools in numerous modern ...
Motoring
Mo″tor‐ing (?), n. Act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or automobile.
Motoring (2)
Mo″tor‐ing, a. Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as, motoring parlance; my motoring friend.
Motorize
Mo″tor‐ize (mō″tẽr‐īz), v. t. [Motor + -ize.] To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). — ...
Motorman
Mo″tor‐man (?), n. A man who controls a motor.
Motorpathic
Mo′tor‐path″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to motorpathy.
Motorpathy
Mo‐tor″pa‐thy (?), n. [L. motor a mover + Gr. �, �, to suffer.] (Med.) Kinesiatrics.
Motte
Motte (?), n. [Cf. F. motte a clod, clump, or hillock.] A clump of trees in a prairie.
Mottle
Mot″tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mottled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mottling (?).] [From Mottled.] To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to ...
Mottle (2)
Mot″tle, n. A mottled appearance.
Mottled
Mot″tled (?), a. [From Motley.] Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. “The mottled meadows.” Drayton.
Motto
Mot″to (?), n.; pl.Mottoes (#). [It. motto a word, a saying, L. muttum a mutter, a grunt, cf. muttire, mutire, to mutter, mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Mot a word.] 1. ...
Mottoed
Mot″toed (?), a. Bearing or having a motto; as, a mottoed coat or device.
Motty
Mot″ty (?), a. Full of, or consisting of, motes. [Written also mottie.]The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. H. Miller.
Mouchoir
‖Mou′choir″ (mo͞o′shwär″), n. A handkerchief.