n. A small particle, as of dust visible in a ray of sunlight; anything very small.n. A stain; a blemish.n. An imperfection in wool.n. The stalk of a plant.n. A match or squib with which, before the introduction of the safety-fuse, it was customary to ignite the charge in blasting.May; might: chiefly in the subjunctive: as, so mote it be.Must. See must.An obsolete form of moot.n. An obsolete form of moat.n. Motion.n. In cotton-spinning, a piece of broken cotton-seed, cotton-leaf, etc.n. Boiled grains of maize, a dish much eaten in Peru and Bolivia.To ride in a motor vehicle; engage in the sport of motoring.