The Spanish word is well discussed in Dozy, Glossaire des mots Espagnols et Portugais derives de l'Arabe, 2nd ed.
Its use in astrology is commented upon by Dozy, who gives it in the form atacir, in his Glossaire des Mots Espagnols derives de l'Arabique, p.
With all their volatility, prattle, and fondness for bons mots they delight in a species of drawling, melancholy, church music.
I have known a lady handed to the house of office by her admirer, who stood at the door, and entertained her with bons mots all the time she was within.
His ban mots were collected and repeated with extraordinary zest.
Several of his bons-mots have been preserved; but the spirit evaporates in translation.
Though I have little to say, it is worth while to write, only to tell you two bon-mots of Quin, to that turncoat hypocrite infidel, Bishop Warburton.
They already tell as many bon-mots of the latter as of Henri Quatre and Louis Quatorze.
I am convinced that the young men at White's already laugh at George Selwyn's bon-mots only by tradition.
On the other side see Derenbourg, Les Mots grecs dans le Livre biblique de Daniel (Melanges Graux, 1884).
The mot-mots have all hoarse croak-like cries, heard at a great distance in the forest, and feed on large beetles and other insects.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mots" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
