motte in Italian
motte in Italian is motta — motte means a mound of earth, usually built up with a wooden or stone building on top and a ditch around it.
motte in Italian
motta
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
What does "motte" mean?
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noun A mound of earth, usually built up with a wooden or stone building on top and a ditch around it.
"The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch."
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noun A claim that is hard to challenge and easy to defend, used within the motte-and-bailey fallacy.
""Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte."
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- The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch.
- "Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.
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What is "motte" in Italian?
"motte" in Italian is motta. motte means: A mound of earth, usually built up with a wooden or stone building on top and a ditch around it.
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