MOT (2)

Mot (mŏt; mō̍, def. 2), n. [[F. See Motto.]] 1. 1. A word; hence, a motto; a device. Bp. Hall.
Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. Shak. 2. 2. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.
Here and there turns up a . . . savage mot. N. Brit. Rev. 3. 3. A note or brief strain on a bugle. Sir W. Scott.