molt
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- moult (British English)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊlt
[edit] Verb
molt (third-person singular simple present molts, present participle molting, simple past and past participle molted)
- (intransitive) To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer.
- (transitive) To shed in such a manner.
[edit] Translations
To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal
[edit] Noun
molt (plural molts)
- The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting.
[edit] Translations
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting
[edit] References
- “molt” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin multus.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
molt m. (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Adverb
molt
[edit] Noun
molt m. (uncountable)
- a lot, a great deal, a large amount
[edit] Old French
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
Latin multus
[edit] Adjective
molt m. (feminine molte)
[edit] Declension
Declension of molt
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molt inv.
- very, a lot, a great deal
- 12th or 13th century, author unknown, Le Bouchier D'Abevile:
- A Abevile ot un bouchier,
Que si voison orent molt chier.- In Abbeville there was a butcher,
Held in high esteem by his neighbors.
- In Abbeville there was a butcher,
- A Abevile ot un bouchier,
- 12th or 13th century, author unknown, Le Bouchier D'Abevile: