The translation in AV for a speck of dust in Jesus' parable about judgmental attitudes (Matt. 7: 3) (‘splinter’ NJB). The mote is contrasted with a beam.
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"mote." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1286>.
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"mote." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1286 (accessed May 19, 2013).