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motif |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Motif \Mo"tif\, n. [F.] Motive. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Motif \Mo`tif"\, n. [F.] 1. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif. (Music), a motive. This motif, of old things lost, is a favorite one for the serious ballade. --R. M. Alden. The design . . . is . . . based on the peacock -- a motif favored by decorative artists of all ages. --R. D. Benn. 2. (Dressmaking) A decorative appliqu['e] design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: motif n 1: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors 2: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music [syn: {motive}] 3: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" [syn: {theme}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Motif The standard {graphical user interface} and {window manager} from {OSF}, running on the {X Window System}.
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