molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
(noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moulting
present participle of moult
moulting (plural moultings)
A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Molt, Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] Etym: [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.]
Definition: To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Bacon.
Molt, Moult, v. t.
Definition: To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.
Molt, Moult, n.
Definition: The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.
Moult, v. & n.
Definition: See Molt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
