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MOULT: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  mowlt

Matching Terms:  mould, mouldboard, mouldboard plough, moulder, mouldered, mouldering, moulding, Mouldy, Moule, Mouline, Moulten, moulter, moulting

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
  2. [v]  cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
 
 Synonyms: ecdysis, exuviate, molt, molt, molting, moulting, shed, slough
 
 See Also: cast, cast off, desquamate, drop, peel off, shake off, shedding, sloughing, throw, throw away, throw off

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Moult\ (m[=o]lt), v. & n.
See {Molt}.
 

 

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