mote (noun)

1. During the excavation of an ancient Roman city, archaeologists discovered a mote of papyrus that contained valuable information about daily life.

2. In the land of elves, there was a powerful wizard who could conjure fire from a single mote of dust.

3. Why did the dust particle want to join the circus? Because it wanted to be a mote of honor!

4. The advanced robots of the future were equipped with optical sensors capable of detecting even the tiniest mote in the atmosphere.