English[]
Alternative spellings[]
- moult (British English)
Pronunciation[]
- Rhymes: -əʊlt
Verb[]
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to Molt (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer.
- (transitive) To shed in such a manner.
Translations[]
To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal
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To shed in such a manner (transitive form)
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Noun[]
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Molt ({{{1}}})
- The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting.
Translations[]
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting
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References[]
- Template:R:Webster 1828
Catalan[]
Etymology[]
From Latin multus
Adjective[]
Molt m. (feminine molta, masculine plural Molts, feminine plural moltes)
- much, many
Adverb[]
Molt
- very
Noun[]
Molt m. (uncountable)
- a lot, a great deal, a large amount
Old French[]
Alternative forms[]
- mult
- mout
- multe
- mot
- mut
Etymology[]
Latin multus
Adjective[]
Molt m. (feminine molte)
- much; a lot
Declension[]
Template:Fro-decl-adj
Adverb[]
Molt inv.
- very, a lot, a great deal
Synonyms[]
- (adjective): maint
- (adverb): maint, biau cop
Quotations[]
- 12th or 13th century, author unknown, Le Bouchier D'Abevile,
- A Abevile ot un bouchier,
Que si voison orent molt chier.
- A Abevile ot un bouchier,
- In Abbeville there was a butcher,
- Held in high esteem by his neighbors.
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