motte

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a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch
{i} man-made mound on which a fortress or castle is built
A clump of trees in a prairie
A copse or small stand of trees on a prairie. A tuft of human or animal hair standing up on the head or body
motte and bailey
the predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey)
motte-and-bailey
{i} Norman castle of the Middle Ages comprising of two connecting ditched stockaded mounds with a wooden donjon rising above and placed in the outer courtyard of the castle
motte

    Turkish pronunciation

    mät

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmät/ /ˈmɑːt/

    Etymology

    [ 'mät ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English mote, from Old French mote, motte.
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