motton.

Brit.

/ˈmɒtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdoʊ/

Forms: 1500s– motto, 1600s motho, 1600s moto. Plural 1500s– mottoes, 1500s– mottos, 1600s motti.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian motto.

Etymology: < Italian motto, mutto short sententious phrase (a1294), clever, witty saying (a1321), poetic composition (14th cent.), word (a1764, probably after French mot mot n.²) < post-classical Latin muttum uttered sound (see mot n.²). Compare also French mot mot n.²

1. Originally: a word, sentence, or phrase attached to an impresa or emblematical design to explain or emphasize its significance. Later also: a short sentence or phrase inscribed on an object, expressing a reflection or sentiment considered appropriate to its purpose or destination; a maxim or saying adopted by a person, family, institution, etc., expressing a rule of conduct or philosophy of life.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > motto or legend

reasona1387

wordc1390

posya1450

poesyc1450

pose?1450

legend?a1500

mot1575

motto1589

faburden1594

device1735

1589 R. Greene Spanish Masquerado sig. A3^v The Spanish Masqverado with the Mottos. 1 The Pope, hauing put off his triple Crowne,..saith thus. Neque Petrus, neque Paulus, quid igitur restat? 2 Phillip king of Spaine..saith thus. Iubet Ecclesia, dissentire non audeo [etc.].

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. H2^v Olympia..determined to bestowe vppon him a remembrance,..which was the deuise of a bleeding heart floting in the sea, waues curiouslie stampt in golde, with this Motto about it, Portum aut mortem.

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles vi. 42 The fift, an Hand enuironed with Clouds, Holding out Gold, that's by the Touch-stone tride: The motto thus: Sic spectanda fides .

1643 E. Bowles Plaine Eng. 2 We have found it not impossible to be miserable under the Motto of Beati pacifici.

a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 132 Here he had several mortifying and divine motto's.

1720 J. Swift Let. to Young Poet (1721) 17 Posies of Rings, Motto's of Snuff-Boxes, the Humours of Sign-Posts [etc.].

1796 E. Burke Let. to Noble Lord in Wks. (1815) VIII. 27 ‘Nitor in adversum’ is the motto for a man like me.

1805 Ld. Nelson Let. to J. D. Thomson 5 Sept. in Publ. Navy Rec. Soc. (1911) XXXIX. 395 The Enemy have a shoal of frigates with their fleet and other Small Vessels, which will take their Crippled Ships in Tow. My Motto shall be Touch and Take.

1886 F. W. Farrar Hist. Interpr. viii. 415 [Neander's] motto was, pectus facit theologum, and many sneered at his followers as pectoralists.

1935 G. Santayana Last Puritan iii. iii. 316 In the centre, over the mantelpiece, hung a motto in black-letter, worked in worsteds, and reading: ‘God bless our Home’.

1985 B. Zephaniah Dread Affair 93 One love one heart is our motto.

2. spec.

a. Heraldry. A word or sentence of special significance to the bearer usually placed on a scroll either below an achievement of arms or above the crest.Most often the scroll bears a maxim, etc., adopted by the bearer (or sometimes, as a riddle, the initial letters of such a maxim). Other mottos arise from war cries or simply have some reference to the name or exploits of the bearer, the charges on the shield, or the crest.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > extra-scutal devices > [noun] > motto

mot1575

brief1594

motto1600

scroll1859

1600 W. Camden in T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1771) I. 267 Mr. Richard Carew..used under his armes this Italian motto, Chiverace durera, which also conteyneth his name anagramatically.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie vi. vi. 271 An other ornament there is externally annexed to Coat-armour, and that is the Motto, or Word.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 112 The Motto that was wont to be written upon the Scotish coine, as the embleme of their Thistle, Nemo me impune Lacesset.

1704 Boston News-let. 6 Nov. 2/2 A Silver Tankard..has Sir Robert Robinson's Coat of Arms engraven on the fore-part of it, wherein are three Ships, and the Motto in Latin.

1784 H. Clark Hist. Knighthood I. 101 All between three Imperial crowns, placed within the motto of the Order; viz. Tria Juncta in Uno.

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) xv. 181 Festina lente—‘Hasten slowly’, or ‘On slow’, is the Motto of the Onslow family; and Doe no yll, quoth D'Oyle, that of Doyley.

1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXIII. 429/2 His motto was ‘Spes durat avorum,’ but the painter wrote ‘Spes durat amorum,’.

1977 O. Neubecker Heraldry Sources, Symbols & Meaning 203 Some mottoes become an integral part of the coat of arms, such as the Dieu et mon droit (‘God and my right’) of the English king Henry V..and his successors.

b. A short quotation or epigram placed at the beginning of a book, periodical, etc.; an epigraph.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > prologue or introduction > prefixed quotation

motto1711

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 221. ¶4 But as for my unlearned Friends, if they cannot relish the Motto, I take care to make Provision for them in the Body of my Paper.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. i. 304 The ingenious Author of the Spectator was principally induced to prefix Greek and Latin Mottos to every Paper.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1758 I. 181 A motto, the usual trapping of periodical papers.

1824 Ld. Byron Let. 10 Mar. (1981) XI. 131 You could not disapprove of the motto to the Telegraph more than I did.

1894 J. L. Robertson in Scott's Poet. Wks. Pref. 3 The mottoes and lyrical fragments of the Novels are of all Scott's work the most difficult part to edit.

1969 J. Gross Rise & Fall Man of Lett. i. 13 Appropriate mottoes were extracted from the Family Shakespeare for such regular features as the loquacious editorial column.

1992 Daily Tel. (BNC) 12 Apr. 5 An official editorial in the Malawi News entitled ‘No Mercy’—ironically under the paper's motto ‘Freedom of expession, our birthright’.

c. A verse or saying inscribed on a slip of paper or card contained in a paper cracker, a confection, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > in verse

by-verse1655

motto1824

1824 A. Lister Diary 4 Sept. in No Priest but Love (1992) 14 We had..as we always have at dinner, those little bonbons wrapt up in mottos.

1830 J. K. Paulding Chron. City of Gotham vi. 66 I could make a better poem out of a confectioner's mottos.

1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxiii. 340 There were crackers..with the tenderest mottos.

1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride I. iv. 61 You remember the cracker we pulled together..on Monday, and I would not show you the motto?

1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. v. 75 It [sc. a cake] may have contained just a paper cap, a motto, a lucky sixpence.

1994 Lewiscraft Craftlines Nov.–Dec. 5/2 The Christmas cracker kit on our shelves..contains snappers, hats, mottos, and instructions.

†3. A pithy expression, a saying. Cf. mot n.² Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun]

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quideOE

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wordOE

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great thought1821

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text-motto1880

sententia1917

1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar iv. xiii. sig. K You tip your speeches with Italian Motti, Spanish Refranes, and English Quoth Hee's.

a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 183 That evangelicall motho arundinem vento agitatam.

†4. U.S. A sweet wrapped in fancy paper together with a saying or short piece of verse. See also motto candy n., motto kiss n. at Compounds 2. Cf. cockle n.² 3. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 358 I only ate..a few macaronies and mottoes.

1856 F. S. Cozzens Sparrowgrass Papers iv. 42 And that lady..went home with her pocket well stuffed with mottoes.

1860 North-West (Port Townsend, Washington) 5 July 3/3 Candies, Gum drops, Mottoes.

5. Music. A recurrent phrase having some symbolical significance. See also motto theme n. at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > theme > leitmotiv

leitmotiv1880

leading-motive1883

motto1891

motto theme1934

1891 Times 10 Oct. 11/1 In the final number the ‘motto’ or recurrent phrase of four notes is subjected to double diminution.

1966 Listener 17 Nov. 746/3 The first (Largo) begins with imitative entries of the ‘motto’ and quotes the opening of the first symphony, twice.

1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Dec. 56/3 At the time Mozart was writing..Grétry and..Méhul in France were developing the use of leitmotifs or, rather, mottoes that appear throughout an opera.

Compounds

C1.

a. General attributive with sense ‘inscribed with or bearing a motto’, as motto-flag, motto-pamphlet, motto-ware, etc.

ΚΠ

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 53 His Motto-Pamphlet still remaineth in each Window, Misericordias Domini in æternum Cantabo.

1837 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. VI. 286 The Essex then hoisted one motto-flag at the fore.

1900 Mail Order Catal. in Americana Rev. (1961) 22 Motto Button..a gold-plated hand colored enamel button with words if you love me, grin... four cents.

1994 Midwest Home & Design Spring 45/2 Looking for Torquay motto ware? You'll find a dozen unusual examples, from a teapot to a pair of salt-and-pepper shakers.

b. Objective.

† motto-monger n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cvi. 392 I..ever was a censurer of the motto-mongers among our weekly and daily scribblers.

motto-printer n. rare

ΚΠ

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wren xv How much ahead of time to telephone the motto-printer that ‘we've simply got to have proof this afternoon?’

C2.

motto-band n. Heraldry (now rare) a band for a motto.

ΚΠ

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xviii. 289 Standards were also generally divided bend-wise into compartments by Motto-Bands.

motto candy n. U.S. (now rare) = sense 4.

ΚΠ

1857 Harper's Weekly 28 Mar. 196/2 Here is the list..a glass jar with nameless candies rolled up in ladies' curl papers; similar jar with lemon drops;..1 bottle of motto candies.

1886 Harper's New Monthly Mag. 72 625/1 Many groups of lads and lasses..exchanged notes, threw one another motto candies, and even kept up conversations in under-tones.

2000 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 16 Nov. (Marrero Picayune section) 1 The school held its Red Ribbon Week featuring many activities... Students topped off the week with a drug-free video and drug-free motto candy.

motto kiss n. now rare = sense 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets

scrochat1448

gobbet riala1500

Portugal1560

sugar-pellet1591

muscadine1599

moscardino1616

rock candy1653

covering-seeds1687

lollipop1784

turn-over1798

lavender-sugar1810

humbug1825

kiss1825

elecampane1826

Gibraltar1831

yellow man1831

rose cake1834

cockle1835

maple candy1840

butterscotch1847

sponge candy1850

squib1851

honeycomb1857

marshmallow1857

motto kiss1858

fondant1861

coffee cream1868

candy-braid1870

candy bar1885

suckabob1888

nut bar1896

crackerjack1902

teiglach1903

red-hot1910

violet cream1912

mouldy1916

patty1916

lace1919

Tootsie Roll1925

sugar mouse1931

Parma1971

cinder toffee1979

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 252/2 Motto-kisses, sweetmeats having poetry, mottoes, &c., rolled up in fancy papers for the amusement of a party.

1905 ‘O. Henry’ in N.Y. Sunday World Mag. 6 Aug. 5/1 I want some of his motto kisses. There's nothing in the Broadway shops half so good.

motto scroll n. Heraldry a scroll for a motto.

ΚΠ

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xvii. 282 The Motto-scroll forms both a convenient and sufficiently secure standing-place for Supporters.

1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry vi. 106 Supporters sometimes stand on an elaborate motto scroll.

motto theme n. Music = sense 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > theme > leitmotiv

leitmotiv1880

leading-motive1883

motto1891

motto theme1934

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 316 The ascription of actual individuality to a recurrent or ‘motto theme’ and the attaching of symbolic significance to its later transformations..are here perfectly justified.

1964 Listener 2 Apr. 570/3 The sixth quartet is more difficult to analyse, though the crucial factor is probably the motto-theme which appears in increasingly contrapuntal guise before each movement.

2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 2 Triumphantly embracing the symphony's motto theme which represents her husband.

Derivatives

ˈmottoless adj. without a motto.

ΚΠ

1891 Standard 14 May 5/2 The London Municipality is at this moment armless, and crestless, and mottoless.

2000 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 2 May 1 b We need a motto strategy that precludes the possibility of the courts ever again rendering us mottoless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	motto
释义	motton. Brit. /ˈmɒtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑdoʊ/ Forms: 1500s– motto, 1600s motho, 1600s moto. Plural 1500s– mottoes, 1500s– mottos, 1600s motti. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian motto. Etymology: < Italian motto, mutto short sententious phrase (a1294), clever, witty saying (a1321), poetic composition (14th cent.), word (a1764, probably after French mot mot n.²) < post-classical Latin muttum uttered sound (see mot n.²). Compare also French mot mot n.² 1. Originally: a word, sentence, or phrase attached to an impresa or emblematical design to explain or emphasize its significance. Later also: a short sentence or phrase inscribed on an object, expressing a reflection or sentiment considered appropriate to its purpose or destination; a maxim or saying adopted by a person, family, institution, etc., expressing a rule of conduct or philosophy of life. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > motto or legend reasona1387 wordc1390 posya1450 poesyc1450 pose?1450 legend?a1500 mot1575 motto1589 faburden1594 device1735 1589 R. Greene Spanish Masquerado sig. A3^v The Spanish Masqverado with the Mottos. 1 The Pope, hauing put off his triple Crowne,..saith thus. Neque Petrus, neque Paulus, quid igitur restat? 2 Phillip king of Spaine..saith thus. Iubet Ecclesia, dissentire non audeo [etc.]. 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. H2^v Olympia..determined to bestowe vppon him a remembrance,..which was the deuise of a bleeding heart floting in the sea, waues curiouslie stampt in golde, with this Motto about it, Portum aut mortem. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles vi. 42 The fift, an Hand enuironed with Clouds, Holding out Gold, that's by the Touch-stone tride: The motto thus: Sic spectanda fides . View more context for this quotation 1643 E. Bowles Plaine Eng. 2 We have found it not impossible to be miserable under the Motto of Beati pacifici. a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 132 Here he had several mortifying and divine motto's. 1720 J. Swift Let. to Young Poet (1721) 17 Posies of Rings, Motto's of Snuff-Boxes, the Humours of Sign-Posts [etc.]. 1796 E. Burke Let. to Noble Lord in Wks. (1815) VIII. 27 ‘Nitor in adversum’ is the motto for a man like me. 1805 Ld. Nelson Let. to J. D. Thomson 5 Sept. in Publ. Navy Rec. Soc. (1911) XXXIX. 395 The Enemy have a shoal of frigates with their fleet and other Small Vessels, which will take their Crippled Ships in Tow. My Motto shall be Touch and Take. 1886 F. W. Farrar Hist. Interpr. viii. 415 [Neander's] motto was, pectus facit theologum, and many sneered at his followers as pectoralists. 1935 G. Santayana Last Puritan iii. iii. 316 In the centre, over the mantelpiece, hung a motto in black-letter, worked in worsteds, and reading: ‘God bless our Home’. 1985 B. Zephaniah Dread Affair 93 One love one heart is our motto. 2. spec. a. Heraldry. A word or sentence of special significance to the bearer usually placed on a scroll either below an achievement of arms or above the crest.Most often the scroll bears a maxim, etc., adopted by the bearer (or sometimes, as a riddle, the initial letters of such a maxim). Other mottos arise from war cries or simply have some reference to the name or exploits of the bearer, the charges on the shield, or the crest. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > extra-scutal devices > [noun] > motto mot1575 brief1594 motto1600 scroll1859 1600 W. Camden in T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1771) I. 267 Mr. Richard Carew..used under his armes this Italian motto, Chiverace durera, which also conteyneth his name anagramatically. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie vi. vi. 271 An other ornament there is externally annexed to Coat-armour, and that is the Motto, or Word. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 112 The Motto that was wont to be written upon the Scotish coine, as the embleme of their Thistle, Nemo me impune Lacesset. 1704 Boston News-let. 6 Nov. 2/2 A Silver Tankard..has Sir Robert Robinson's Coat of Arms engraven on the fore-part of it, wherein are three Ships, and the Motto in Latin. 1784 H. Clark Hist. Knighthood I. 101 All between three Imperial crowns, placed within the motto of the Order; viz. Tria Juncta in Uno. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) xv. 181 Festina lente—‘Hasten slowly’, or ‘On slow’, is the Motto of the Onslow family; and Doe no yll, quoth D'Oyle, that of Doyley. 1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXIII. 429/2 His motto was ‘Spes durat avorum,’ but the painter wrote ‘Spes durat amorum,’. 1977 O. Neubecker Heraldry Sources, Symbols & Meaning 203 Some mottoes become an integral part of the coat of arms, such as the Dieu et mon droit (‘God and my right’) of the English king Henry V..and his successors. b. A short quotation or epigram placed at the beginning of a book, periodical, etc.; an epigraph. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > prologue or introduction > prefixed quotation motto1711 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 221. ¶4 But as for my unlearned Friends, if they cannot relish the Motto, I take care to make Provision for them in the Body of my Paper. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. i. 304 The ingenious Author of the Spectator was principally induced to prefix Greek and Latin Mottos to every Paper. View more context for this quotation 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1758 I. 181 A motto, the usual trapping of periodical papers. 1824 Ld. Byron Let. 10 Mar. (1981) XI. 131 You could not disapprove of the motto to the Telegraph more than I did. 1894 J. L. Robertson in Scott's Poet. Wks. Pref. 3 The mottoes and lyrical fragments of the Novels are of all Scott's work the most difficult part to edit. 1969 J. Gross Rise & Fall Man of Lett. i. 13 Appropriate mottoes were extracted from the Family Shakespeare for such regular features as the loquacious editorial column. 1992 Daily Tel. (BNC) 12 Apr. 5 An official editorial in the Malawi News entitled ‘No Mercy’—ironically under the paper's motto ‘Freedom of expession, our birthright’. c. A verse or saying inscribed on a slip of paper or card contained in a paper cracker, a confection, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > in verse by-verse1655 motto1824 1824 A. Lister Diary 4 Sept. in No Priest but Love (1992) 14 We had..as we always have at dinner, those little bonbons wrapt up in mottos. 1830 J. K. Paulding Chron. City of Gotham vi. 66 I could make a better poem out of a confectioner's mottos. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxxiii. 340 There were crackers..with the tenderest mottos. 1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride I. iv. 61 You remember the cracker we pulled together..on Monday, and I would not show you the motto? 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. v. 75 It [sc. a cake] may have contained just a paper cap, a motto, a lucky sixpence. 1994 Lewiscraft Craftlines Nov.–Dec. 5/2 The Christmas cracker kit on our shelves..contains snappers, hats, mottos, and instructions. †3. A pithy expression, a saying. Cf. mot n.² Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] saw9.. quideOE yedOE wordOE wisdomc1175 bysawe?c1225 riotc1330 sentencec1380 textc1386 dict1432 diction1477 redec1480 say1486 adage1530 commonplace?1531 adagy1534 soothsay1549 maxima1564 apophthegm1570 speech1575 gnome1577 aphorisma1593 imprese1593 spoke1594 symbol1594 maxim1605 wording1606 impress1610 motto1615 dictum1616 impresa1622 dictate1625 effate1650 sentiment1780 great thought1821 brocarda1856 text-motto1880 sententia1917 1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar iv. xiii. sig. K You tip your speeches with Italian Motti, Spanish Refranes, and English Quoth Hee's. a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 183 That evangelicall motho arundinem vento agitatam. †4. U.S. A sweet wrapped in fancy paper together with a saying or short piece of verse. See also motto candy n., motto kiss n. at Compounds 2. Cf. cockle n.² 3. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 358 I only ate..a few macaronies and mottoes. 1856 F. S. Cozzens Sparrowgrass Papers iv. 42 And that lady..went home with her pocket well stuffed with mottoes. 1860 North-West (Port Townsend, Washington) 5 July 3/3 Candies, Gum drops, Mottoes. 5. Music. A recurrent phrase having some symbolical significance. See also motto theme n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > theme > leitmotiv leitmotiv1880 leading-motive1883 motto1891 motto theme1934 1891 Times 10 Oct. 11/1 In the final number the ‘motto’ or recurrent phrase of four notes is subjected to double diminution. 1966 Listener 17 Nov. 746/3 The first (Largo) begins with imitative entries of the ‘motto’ and quotes the opening of the first symphony, twice. 1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Dec. 56/3 At the time Mozart was writing..Grétry and..Méhul in France were developing the use of leitmotifs or, rather, mottoes that appear throughout an opera. Compounds C1. a. General attributive with sense ‘inscribed with or bearing a motto’, as motto-flag, motto-pamphlet, motto-ware, etc. ΚΠ 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 53 His Motto-Pamphlet still remaineth in each Window, Misericordias Domini in æternum Cantabo. 1837 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. VI. 286 The Essex then hoisted one motto-flag at the fore. 1900 Mail Order Catal. in Americana Rev. (1961) 22 Motto Button..a gold-plated hand colored enamel button with words if you love me, grin... four cents. 1994 Midwest Home & Design Spring 45/2 Looking for Torquay motto ware? You'll find a dozen unusual examples, from a teapot to a pair of salt-and-pepper shakers. b. Objective. † motto-monger n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cvi. 392 I..ever was a censurer of the motto-mongers among our weekly and daily scribblers. motto-printer n. rare ΚΠ 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wren xv How much ahead of time to telephone the motto-printer that ‘we've simply got to have proof this afternoon?’ C2. motto-band n. Heraldry (now rare) a band for a motto. ΚΠ 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xviii. 289 Standards were also generally divided bend-wise into compartments by Motto-Bands. motto candy n. U.S. (now rare) = sense 4. ΚΠ 1857 Harper's Weekly 28 Mar. 196/2 Here is the list..a glass jar with nameless candies rolled up in ladies' curl papers; similar jar with lemon drops;..1 bottle of motto candies. 1886 Harper's New Monthly Mag. 72 625/1 Many groups of lads and lasses..exchanged notes, threw one another motto candies, and even kept up conversations in under-tones. 2000 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 16 Nov. (Marrero Picayune section) 1 The school held its Red Ribbon Week featuring many activities... Students topped off the week with a drug-free video and drug-free motto candy. motto kiss n. now rare = sense 4. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets scrochat1448 gobbet riala1500 Portugal1560 sugar-pellet1591 muscadine1599 moscardino1616 rock candy1653 covering-seeds1687 lollipop1784 turn-over1798 lavender-sugar1810 humbug1825 kiss1825 elecampane1826 Gibraltar1831 yellow man1831 rose cake1834 cockle1835 maple candy1840 butterscotch1847 sponge candy1850 squib1851 honeycomb1857 marshmallow1857 motto kiss1858 fondant1861 coffee cream1868 candy-braid1870 candy bar1885 suckabob1888 nut bar1896 crackerjack1902 teiglach1903 red-hot1910 violet cream1912 mouldy1916 patty1916 lace1919 Tootsie Roll1925 sugar mouse1931 Parma1971 cinder toffee1979 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 252/2 Motto-kisses, sweetmeats having poetry, mottoes, &c., rolled up in fancy papers for the amusement of a party. 1905 ‘O. Henry’ in N.Y. Sunday World Mag. 6 Aug. 5/1 I want some of his motto kisses. There's nothing in the Broadway shops half so good. motto scroll n. Heraldry a scroll for a motto. ΚΠ 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xvii. 282 The Motto-scroll forms both a convenient and sufficiently secure standing-place for Supporters. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry vi. 106 Supporters sometimes stand on an elaborate motto scroll. motto theme n. Music = sense 5. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > theme > leitmotiv leitmotiv1880 leading-motive1883 motto1891 motto theme1934 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 316 The ascription of actual individuality to a recurrent or ‘motto theme’ and the attaching of symbolic significance to its later transformations..are here perfectly justified. 1964 Listener 2 Apr. 570/3 The sixth quartet is more difficult to analyse, though the crucial factor is probably the motto-theme which appears in increasingly contrapuntal guise before each movement. 2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 2 Triumphantly embracing the symphony's motto theme which represents her husband. Derivatives ˈmottoless adj. without a motto. ΚΠ 1891 Standard 14 May 5/2 The London Municipality is at this moment armless, and crestless, and mottoless. 2000 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 2 May 1 b We need a motto strategy that precludes the possibility of the courts ever again rendering us mottoless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). mottov. Brit. /ˈmɒtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑdoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: motto n. Etymology: < motto n. Chiefly poetic. transitive. To inscribe (something) with a motto; to inscribe (words) as a motto. ΚΠ 1680 in Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1895) V. 585 If they..find any or other weights..not marked and motto'd as aforesaid. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1546 The engraving that pictures this [incident] is mottoed, ‘The Spoiled Child!’ 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 200 Thou art a sadder dial..Than ever I have found..Motto'd with stern and melancholy rhyme. 1874 Catholic World Apr. 136 I kiss the chain her dear De Montfort wore, With ‘Omnia per Mariam’ mottoed o'er. 1923 R. Graves Feather Bed 17 Sacred Carnivals trundle through my mind, With Rhyme-compulsion mottoing each waggon. 1962 New Yorker 10 Feb. 36 Not like the old electrum, chased and scored, Mottoed and sculptured to a turn, But notched and whelked and pocked and smashed With the great company names. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589v.1680
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