- Molt
- Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. [1913 Webster]
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Molt — Molt, Moult Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u} has not been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molt — Molt, Moult Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u} has not been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molt — bezeichnet den Gründer der ersten Waldorfschule, siehe Emil Molt ein Volumenmaß in Deutschland, siehe Molt (Einheit) Molt (Montana), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidu … Deutsch Wikipedia
molt´er — molt «mohlt», verb, noun. –v.i. to shed feathers, skin, hair, shell, ntlers, or other growths, before a new growth. Birds, snakes, insects, and crustaceans molt. –v.t. to shed (feathers, skin, or other growths): »We saw the snake molt its skin.… … Useful english dictionary
Molt — Molt, obs. imp. of {Melt}. Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molt — Molt, Moult Moult, n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molt — [məult US moult] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: mout to molt (14 17 centuries), from Old English mutian to change , from Latin mutare; MUTATE] the American spelling of ↑moult … Dictionary of contemporary English
molt — molt·er; molt; … English syllables
molt — [mōlt] vi. [ME mouten (with unhistoric l after FAULT, in which the letter was orig. silent) < OE (be)mutian, to exchange < L mutare, to change: see MUTATE] to cast off or shed the exoskeleton, hair, outer skin, horns, or feathers at certain … English World dictionary
Molt — 1) in Westfalen 12 Stück Garn; 2) Fruchtmaß in Oldenburg, so v.w. Malter … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
