MOE

MOE, or MO. adj. An obsolete term, still employed in the Scotch dialect, and by them pronounced mae; denoting a greater number, and nearly synonymous with more: but it differs in this respect, that, in the Scotch dialect, mae and mair (English, more) are each employed in their distinct sphere, without encroaching upon one another; mae being employed to denote number, but never quantity or quality; and mair, to denote quantity and quality, but never number: thus they say mae, not mair, apples, men, &c. and they say mair, not mae, cloth, earth, courage, &c. See MAIR. Both of these terms are supplied by the word more; which, in the English language, is applied indiscriminately to denote quantity, quality, and number. See MORE.