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So mote it be, so be it; amen; -- a phrase
in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.

Mot (m&obreve;t; m&osl;, def. 2), n.
[F. See Motto.] 1. A word; hence, a
motto; a device. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Tarquin's eye may read the mot
afar.

2. A pithy or witty saying; a
witticism. [A Gallicism]

Here and there turns up a . . . savage
mot.

3. A note or brief strain on a bugle.
Sir W. Scott.

Mot"a*cil (?), n. [Cf. F.
motacille.] (Zoöl.) Any singing bird of the
genus Motacilla; a wagtail.

Mo*ta"tion (?), n. [L. motare,
motatum, to keep moving.] The act of moving;
motion. [Obs.]

Mote (?), v. See 1st
Mot. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mote, n. [See Moot, a meeting.]
[Obs., except in a few combinations or phrases.


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