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molt

US/ˈmoʊlt/ uncommon rare us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

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verb

1.

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

  • “out dog sheds every Spring”
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Origin

From Middle English molte, the 2sg and subj. sg. past tense of melten (“to melt”), and also from a reduced form of molten (the general plural indicative past tense, used with we and they), from Old English multe, multon and multen, respectively the 2sg / subj. sg., plural indicative, and plural subjunctive preterite forms of meltan (“to melt, to digest, to be fully destroyed”).

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