- bemútian
- wv/t2 to exchange for [L mutare]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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molt — (v.) also moult, mid 14c., mouten, of feathers, to be shed, from O.E. *mutian to change (Cf. bemutian to exchange ), from L. mutare to change (see MUTABLE (Cf. mutable)). Transitive sense, of birds, to shed feathers is first attested 1520s. With… … Etymology dictionary
moult — /moʊlt / (say mohlt) verb (i) 1. (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, to be succeeded by a new growth. –verb (t) 2. to cast or shed (feathers, etc.) in the process of renewal. –noun 3. the act or… …
molt´er — molt «mohlt», verb, noun. –v.i. to shed feathers, skin, hair, shell, ntlers, or other growths, before a new growth. Birds, snakes, insects, and crustaceans molt. –v.t. to shed (feathers, skin, or other growths): »We saw the snake molt its skin.… … Useful english dictionary
