MOULD
MOULD, an incorrect orthography. [See Mold, and its derivatives.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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MOULT
MOULT. [See Molt.]
MOUNCH
MOUNCHMAUNCH, verb transitive To chew.
MOUND
MOUND, noun [Latin mons. See Mount.] Something raised as a defense or fortification, usually a bank of earth or stone; a bulwark; a rampart or fence.God has thrownThat mountain ...
MOUNDED
MOUND'ED, participle passive Surrounded or defended by mounds.The lakes high mounded
MOUNDING
MOUND'ING, participle present tense Defending by a mound.
MOUNT
MOUNT, noun [Latin mons, literally a heap or an elevation.]1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land. mount is ...
MOUNTAIN
MOUNT'AIN, noun [Latin adjective, montanus.] A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude. We apply m...
MOUNTAIN-BLUE
MOUNT'AIN-BLUE, noun Malachite; carbonate of copper.
MOUNTAIN-GREEN
MOUNT'AIN-GREEN, noun A carbonate of copper.
MOUNTAIN-PARSLEY
MOUNT'AIN-PARSLEY, noun A plant of the genus Athamanta.
MOUNTAIN-ROSE
MOUNT'AIN-ROSE, noun A plant.
MOUNTAIN-SOAP
MOUNT'AIN-SOAP, noun A mineral of a pale brownish black color.
MOUNTAINEER
MOUNTAINE'ERMOUNT'AINER, adjective An inhabitant of a mountain.1. A rustic; a freebooter; a savage.
MOUNTAINER
MOUNT'AINER, a. An inhabitant of a mountain.1. A rustic; a freebooter; a savage.
MOUNTAINET
MOUNT'AINET, noun A small mountain; a hillock. [Not used.]
MOUNTAINOUS
MOUNT'AINOUS, adjective Full of mountains; as the mountainous country of the Swiss.1. Large as a mountain; huge; as a mountainous heap.2. Inhabiting mountains. [Not used.]
MOUNTAINOUSNESS
MOUNT'AINOUSNESS, noun The state of being full of mountains.
MOUNTANT
MOUNT'ANT, adjective Rising on high.
MOUNTEBANK
MOUNT'EBANK, noun1. One who mounts a bench or state in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, vends medicines which he pretends are infallible...
MOUNTEBANKERY
MOUNT'EBANKERY, noun Quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
MOUNTED
MOUNT'ED, participle passive Raised; seated on horseback; placed on a carriage; covered or embellished; furnished with guns.
MOUNTENAUNCE
MOUNT'ENAUNCE, noun Amount in space. [Not used.]
MOUNTER
MOUNT'ER, noun One that mounts or ascends.
MOUNTING
MOUNT'ING, participle present tense Rising; soaring; placing on horseback; ascending an eminence; embellishing.
MOUNTINGLY
MOUNT'INGLY, adverb By rising or ascending.
MOUNTY
MOUNT'Y, noun The rise of a hawk.