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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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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.Mōld'-tûrn'er or Mōuld'-tûrn'er, n. p. 851A maker of metal frames or shapes. Simmonds.Mōld'warp or Mōuld'warp, n. p. 851A mole. [Obs.] Spenser. Carew.Mōld'y or Mōuld'y, a. p. 851Overgrown or filled with mold.Mōle, n. p. 851A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body, from which often issue one or more hairs. To nourish hair upon the moles of the face, is the perpetuation of a very ancient custom.…Mōle, n. p. 851A mass of fleshy matter generated in the uterus.Mōle, n. p. 851A mound or massive work formed of large stones laid in the sea, extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port, which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus…Mōle, n. p. 851(Zoöl.) A small, insect-eating mammal, with minute eyes and very soft fur, belonging to the genera Talpa, Scalops, &c. The common mole of Europe is the Talpa Europæa; that of North America is Scalops…Mōle, v. t. p. 851To clear of mole-hills. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge. 2. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.Mōle'-băt, n. p. 851(Ichth.) A clumsy fish of the genus Orthagoriscus (O. mola); the short sun-fish.Mōle'-cȧst, n. p. 851A little elevation of earth made by a mole.Mōle'-crĭck'et, n. p. 851(Entom.) An insect of the genus Gryllatalpa (G. vulgaris), of a brown color, and having yellowish legs, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the…Mo-lĕc'ū-lar, a. p. 851Belonging to, consisting of, or residing in, molecules; as, molecular forces. Molecular attraction, attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. See AT-TRACTION.Mo-lēc'ū-lār'i-ty, n. p. 851The state of being molecular, or of consisting of molecules.Mŏl'e-cūle, n. p. 851One of the invisible particles supposed to constitute matter of any kind.Mōle'-eȳed, a. p. 851Having eyes like those of the mole; hence, of imperfect sight.Mōle'-hĭll, n. p. 851A little hillock or elevation of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty. Having leaped over such mountains, lie down…Mōle'-răt, n. p. 851(Zoöl.) (a.) A small rodent animal of the genus Spalax, which burrows in the earth, forming shallow galleries, in which it lives. (b.) A rodent animal of the genus Bathyergus, found at the Cape of…Mōle'-skĭn, n. p. 851A kind of silk fabric, having a thick, soft shag, like the fur of a mole; also, a kind of shaggy cotton fabric. Simmonds.Mo-lĕn'di-nā'ceoŭs or Mo-lĕn'di-nā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 851Resembling the sails of a wind-mill.Mo-lĕst', v. t. p. 851To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to vex. They have molested the church with needless opposition. Hooker. Syn.—To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.Mŏl'es-tā'tion, n. p. 852The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance; uneasiness given.Mo-lĕst'er, n. p. 852One who molests.Mo-lĕst'ful, a. p. 852Troublesome.Mo-lĕst'ie, n. p. 852Molestation; trouble; vexation. [Obs.] Chaucer.Mōle'-tree, n. p. 852(Bot.) A biennial plant of the genus Euphorbia.Mōle'wărp, n. p. 852A mole. See MOLE and MOLD-WARP.