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moult
English
Alternative forms
- molt (American)
Etymology
From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin m?t?, m?t?re. Doublet of mute.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /mo?lt/
- (UK) IPA(key): /m?lt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??lt/
- Rhymes: -??lt
Noun
moult (plural moults)
- The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
- The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
- Synonym: exuvia
Translations
Verb
moult (third-person singular simple present moults, present participle moulting, simple past and past participle moulted)
- (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
- Synonyms: shed, slough
- (transitive) To shed in such a manner.
Translations
See also
Further reading
- moulting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Middle French moult, from Old French molt, mout, mult, from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml?tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). After having largely disappeared from standard spoken language, where it was replaced by beaucoup, the adjective form (pronounced /mult/) is now occasionally heard again.
Pronunciation
- (traditional) IPA(key): /mu/
- (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /mult/, /mul/
- Homophones: mou, mous
Adjective
moult (feminine singular moulte, masculine plural moults, feminine plural moultes)
- (formerly archaic or regional) many; a lot of
- Synonym: beaucoup
Adverb
moult
- (archaic or regional) much; a lot
Usage notes
Used both as invariable and variable adjective:
References
Further reading
- “moult” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- mulot
Middle French
Alternative forms
- mlt (manuscript abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old French molt, mout, from Latin multus.
Adverb
moult
- much; a lot
Descendants
- French: moult
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teneral
English
Etymology
From Latin tener +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?.n?.??l/
Adjective
teneral (not comparable)
- (of an arthropod, etc.) In the pale, soft-bodied state that follows moulting, before the hardening and darkening of the cuticle, during which the creature is able to expand.
Related terms
- tenerity
Noun
teneral (plural tenerals)
- Such an imago.
Anagrams
- enteral, eternal
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