motern.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdər/

Forms: 1800s– moater, 1800s– moter.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mote n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -er suffix¹, after moting n.¹

Chiefly English regional (northern) and U.S. Now rare.

1. A worker who removes motes from wool. Cf. wool-moter n. at wool n. Compounds 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing wool > [noun] > one who removes imperfections

moter1813

1813 J. Gott in Bean Ing Mill Note-bk. in W. B. Crump Leeds Woollen Industry (1931) 307 Wool Room, 1 Overlooker, 5 Boys, 4 Sorters, 33 Moaters.

1832 B. Thackrah Effects Arts on Health (ed. 2) 142 The moters and burlers, chiefly young women, present the greatest mortality from ‘consumption’.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 64 Woollen cloth manufacture... Moater.

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Moter, one who extracts motes or particles of extraneous substances from wool; a wool-moter.

2. U.S. A device for removing motes from cotton. rare.

ΚΠ

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Moter,..a device in a cotton-gin for removing motes or small impurities, as pieces of stalk and dirt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moter
释义	motern. Brit. /ˈməʊtə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdər/ Forms: 1800s– moater, 1800s– moter. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mote n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -er suffix¹, after moting n.¹ Chiefly English regional (northern) and U.S. Now rare. 1. A worker who removes motes from wool. Cf. wool-moter n. at wool n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing wool > [noun] > one who removes imperfections moter1813 1813 J. Gott in Bean Ing Mill Note-bk. in W. B. Crump Leeds Woollen Industry (1931) 307 Wool Room, 1 Overlooker, 5 Boys, 4 Sorters, 33 Moaters. 1832 B. Thackrah Effects Arts on Health (ed. 2) 142 The moters and burlers, chiefly young women, present the greatest mortality from ‘consumption’. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 64 Woollen cloth manufacture... Moater. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Moter, one who extracts motes or particles of extraneous substances from wool; a wool-moter. 2. U.S. A device for removing motes from cotton. rare. ΚΠ 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Moter,..a device in a cotton-gin for removing motes or small impurities, as pieces of stalk and dirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1813
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