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/ˈmɒt/ · noun
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch..
The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch.
Coordinate term: bailey
"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.
Use motte when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Motte means A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch.
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