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moton

See also: Moton, motón, and motön

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French,[1] compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).

Noun

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moton (plural motons)

  1. (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
    • 1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses [...] in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society:
      […] , the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.

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  1. ^ “moton”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Finnish

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Noun

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moton

  1. genitive singular of motto

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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moton

  1. Alternative form of motoun

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old French menton.

Noun

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moton m (plural motons)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) chin

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)

  1. sheep

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Old French

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Noun

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moton oblique singular, m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)

  1. Alternative form of mouton
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