motte (plural mottes)
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
Alternative forms.
motte (plural mottes)
Alternative form of mott
• motet, totem
Source: Wiktionary
Motte, n. Etym: [Cf. F. motte a clod, clump, or hillock.]
Definition: A clump of trees in a prairie. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
