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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Mo-gŭl', n. p. 850A person of Mongolian race. Great Mogul, the emperor of Delhi; the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Babir in the sixteenth century.Mo-gŭn'tīne, a. p. 850Of, or pertaining to, Mentz, in Germany.Mō'hȧ, n. p. 850(Bot.) A plant of the genus Setaria (S. Germanica); German millet.Mō'hâir, n. p. 850The long, silky hair or wool of the Angora goat, of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material. Simmonds. Mohair yarn, yarn made from the hair or wool of the Angora goat.Mō'hâir-shĕll, n. p. 850(Conch.) A peculiar species of Voluta, of a closely and finely reticulated texture, resembling on the surface mohair, or a close web of the silk-worm.Mo-hăm'med-an, a. p. 850Pertaining to Mohammed or Mahomet; of the religion founded by Mohammed.Mo-hăm'med-an, n. p. 850A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism. [Written also Mahometan and Mahomedan.]Mo-hăm'med-an-ĭsm or Mo-hăm'med-ĭsm, n. p. 850The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.Mo-hăm'med-an-īze or Mo-hăm'med-īze, v. t. p. 850To make conformable to the principles, or modes and rites, of Mohammed. [Written also Mahometanize.]Mō'hawk or Mō'hock, n. p. 850One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the tribe of Mohawk Indians of North America.Mo-hō'li, n. p. 850(Zoöl.) A quadrumanous animal of the lemur kind, and of the genus Galago; G. mo-holi.Mōhr, n. p. 850(Zoöl.) A species of antelope or gazelle of the genus Gazella (G. mohr), found in Africa, having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is much sought after by the Arabs, on…Mōhs'īte, n. p. 850(Min.) Native titanate of iron; ilmenite. Dana.Mō'hur, n. p. 850A British-Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen rupees, or about $7.50. Malcom.Mo-hŭr'rum, n. p. 850A Mohammedan festival in memory of Hossein and Houssein, nephews of the Prophet. It is celebrated by the Sheah sect in Hindostan with great pomp and splendor. Malcom.Moi'der, v. t. p. 850To distract or bewilder. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Moi'der, v. i. p. 850To labor very hard; to toil. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Moi'dōre, n. p. 850A gold coin of Portugal, valued at £1 7s. sterling, or about $6.00.Moi'e-ty, n. p. 851One of two equal parts; the half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation.Moil, v. t. p. 851To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile. At first happy news came, in gay letters moiled With my kisses. E. B. Browning.Moil, v. i. p. 851To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes. Dryden.Moil, n. p. 851A spot; a defilement. “The moil of death upon them.” Browning.Moil, n. p. 851A mule. [Obs.] [Written also moyle.]Moile, n. p. 851A kind of high shoe anciently worn. “Moiles of velvet, to save thy shoes of leather.” Heywood.Moi'neau, n. p. 851(Fort.) A small, flat bastion, raised in front of an intended fortification, to defend it against attacks from small arms.Moire, n. p. 851A clouded, mottled, or watered appearance produced upon either metallic or textile fabrics. Moire antique (mwor an-teek') a superior style of the effect called calendering, produced on silk goods…Moist, a. p. 851Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. “Exhalation dusk and moist.” Milton.Moist, v. t. p. 851To moisten. [Obs.] Shak.Moist'en, v. t. p. 851To make damp; to wet in a small degree. “A pipe a little moistened on the inside.” Bacon. 2. To soften. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.Moist'en-er, n. p. 851One who, or that which, moistens.Moist'ful, a. p. 851Full of moisture. [Obs.] Drayton.Moist'less, a. p. 851Without moisture; dry.Moist'ness, n. p. 851The state or quality of being moist; moisture.Moist'ure, n. p. 851A moderate degree of wetness. Set such plants as require much moisture on sandy, dry grounds. Bacon. 2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. All my…Moist'ure-less, a. p. 851Without moisture.Moist’y, a. p. 851Drizzling. [Obs.]Mōk'-a-dōur, n. p. 851A handkerchief. [Obs.]Mōke, n. p. 851A mesh of a net, or of any thing resembling a net. Halliwell.Mō'cky, a. p. 851Misty; dark; murky. [Obs.]Mō'lar, n. p. 851A grinding tooth; a tooth of the jaw which is not canine nor incisor. True molar, a grinding tooth in the adult which is not preceded by a deciduous tooth. R. Owen.Mō'lar or Mō'la-ry, a. p. 851Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth. Molar glands (Anat.), two small glands situated in the substance of the cheek, whose excretory ducts open into the mouth opposite the last molar…Mo-låsse', n. p. 851(Geol.) A soft tertiary sandstone;—applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. Dana.Mo-lās'ses, n. sing. p. 851The brown, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture, while cooling. It differs from treacle, as this last drains from sugar in the process of refining…Mōld or Mōuld, n. p. 851Fine, soft earth, or earth easily pulverized, such as constitutes soil; as, black mold. 2. Hence, the earthy material, or the matter of which any thing is formed; composing substance; material.…Mōld or Mōuld, n. p. 851The matrix, or prepared and shaped cavity, in which any thing is cast and receives its form. The liquid ore he drained Into its molds prepared. Milton. 2. Hence, any thing which serves to regulate…Mōld or Mōuld, v. t. p. 851To cause to contract mold. 2. To cover with mold or soil.Mōld or Mōuld, v. i. p. 851To contract mold; to become moldy.Mōld or Mōuld, v. t. p. 851To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model. He forgeth and moldeth metals. Hall. Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man? Milton. 2. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.Mōld'a-ble or Mōuld'a-ble, a. p. 851Capable of being molded or formed.Mōld'-bōard or Mōuld'-bōard, n. p. 851That part of a plow back of the share, which turns over the earth in plowing.Mōld'er or Mōuld'er, n. p. 851One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape.Mōld'er or Mōuld'er, v. i. p. 851To turn to dust by natural decay; to waste away by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble; to perish. “When statues molder, and when arches fall.”…Mōld’er or Mōuld’er, v. t. p. 851To turn to dust; to crumble; to waste. [Time’s] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason.Mōld'er-y or Mōuld'er-y, a. p. 851Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.Mōld'i-ness or Mōuld'i-ness, n. p. 851The state of being moldy.Mōld'ing or Mōuld'ing, n. p. 851Any thing cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. 2. (Arch.) A projection beyond the wall, column, wainscot, &c., an assemblage of which forms a…Mōld'ing-bōard, n. p. 851Mōuld'ing-mill or Mould'ing-mill, n. p. 851A saw-mill, or mill for shaping timber. Simmonds.Mōld'ing-plāne or Mōuld'ing-plāne, n. p. 851A plane used in shaping ornamental edges or making moldings.Mōld'ing-sănd or Mōuld'ing-sănd, n. p. 851(Founding.) A mixture of sand and loam for making molds.