Motte (noun)
mot
(historic)a mound forming the site of a castle or camp.
late 19th century: from French, ‘mound’, from Old French mote (see moat).
Example sentences
“The ruin still stood on the motte today.”

Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)