moult
nounEtymology
From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin mūtō, mūtāre. Doublet of mute and mutate. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare fault, vault and solder with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).
Definitions
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
- Some birds change colour during their winter moult.
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it…
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
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To shed in such a manner.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
catastrophic moult, postmoult, premoult, intermoult, moulter, unmoulted
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for moult. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA