'Molt' definitions:
Definition of 'molt'
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Definition of 'Molt'
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- Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. [1913 Webster] Molt
Definition of 'Molt'
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- Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Molt'
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- Molt \Molt\, obs. imp. of Melt. --Chaucer. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Molt
Definition of 'Molt'
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- Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Molt
Definition of 'molt'
From: GCIDE
- Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Molt