Theappearancewhen sunbeams shine through an aperture and show atoms of dust floating.
Theappearancewhen sunbeams shine through an aperture and show atoms of dust floating. See Mote, sb.1
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
(Scotland, dated) Full of, or consisting of, motes.
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
A location on which the sun's rays fall.
Fine particles.