mote

Related to mote: So mote it be

mote in the eye

A minor flaw or indiscretion. No, your sister isn't perfect, but at least she's never been arrested—her shortcomings are just a mote in the eye compared to your own!
See also: eye, mote

so mote it be

A ritual phrase meaning "so may it be," said at the end of a prayer. Used especially by Wiccans and Freemasons. A: "Bless us as we part company that we may continue to serve You through Masonry. Amen." B: "So mote it be." I cast this circle as both a barrier and a doorway, a connection to and protection against the forces of the other world. By my will, so mote it be.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a mote in someone's eye

a trivial fault in someone which is less serious than one in someone else who is being critical.
A mote is a tiny speck of dust or a similar substance. The phrase comes from Matthew 7:3–5: ‘Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?’: the implication is that someone is ignoring a glaring fault of their own while criticizing a smaller one in someone else.
See also: eye, mote
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a mote in someone's eye
  • mote in the eye
  • beam in (one's) eye
  • a beam in your eye
  • Excuse me for living!
  • Excuse me for breathing!
  • excuse (one) for (something)
  • excuse for
  • a chink in someone's armour
  • chink in (one's)/the armor
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From experience with the pilot phase, the importance of having a mote designer and programmer on staff cannot be stressed strongly enough.
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Multivariate regression analysis was used to determine the effects of both mote number and quality traits on the occurrence of neps in ginned lint.
I wish people were aware too of the huge efforts scientists with Mote and FWRI put into studying and monitoring red tide.
Mote introduces shortcuts whenever possible without sacrificing quality: for instance, using packaged puff pastry for the topping of a chicken potpie.
Mote actually has a scallop project in Charlotte Harbor and they've seen some really encouraging results."
Mote, 71, who is now out of jail, is awaiting the ruling of the criminal appeal court but yesterday civil appeal judges threw out his challenge to the Social Security Commissioners' demands.
During sentencing, Judge Richard Price told Mote: "You have worked amazingly hard as an MEP.
Mote, who was born in Portland and resides in Culver, travels with fellow bareback competitors Ryan Gray, ranked third in the world; Jason Havens, ranked 11th, and Tyson Thompson.
Spring into the season with Mote events and programs.
Ryan Mote has been named publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and vice president of strategic advertising of McClatchy's Central region including the Kansas City Star, the Wichita Eagle and the Belleville News-Democrat.
Responding to a question from Gaborone Central MP, Dr Phenyo Butale, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr Kitso Mokaila said following the rationalisation of ministries in 2017, internal consultations to transfer the RTC to the Ministry of Tertiary Education (MOTE) had started and were on the process of being concluded.
Kathleen Mote has been named a vice president of operations at Ivy Tech Community College (Indiana).