Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Moineau

‖Moi″neau (?), n.(Fort.) A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.

4349

Moira

‖Moi″ra (moi″rȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Μοι̑ρα.] (Greek Myth.) The deity who assigns to every man his lot.

4350

Moire

‖Moire (?), n. [F. Cf. Mohair.] 1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given i...

4351

Moiré

‖Moi′ré″ (?), a. [F., p.p. of moirer to water (silk, etc.). See Moire.] Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; — as of silk or metals.

4352

Moiré (2)

‖Moi′ré″ (?), n. 1. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.2. Erroneously, moire, the fabric.

4353

Moiré (3)

Moi‐ré″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Moiréed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Moiréeing (?).] Also Moire. [F. moiré.] To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).

4354

Moiré métallique

‖Moi′ré″ mé′tal′lique″ (?). A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.

4355

Moist

Moist (?), a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.] 1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere o...

4356

Moist (2)

Moist, v. t. To moisten. Shak.

4357

Moisten

Mois″ten (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Moistened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Moistening.] 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon.2. To soften...

4358

Moistener

Mois″ten‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, moistens. Johnson.

4359

Moistful

Moist″ful (?), a. Full of moisture.

4360

Moistless

Moist″less, a. Without moisture; dry.

4361

Moistness

Moist″ness, n. The quality or state of being moist.

4362

Moisture

Mois″ture (?), n. [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.] 1. A moderate degree of wetness. Bacon.2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.All...

4363

Moistureless

Mois″ture‐less, a. Without moisture.

4364

Moisty

Moist″y (?), a. Moist.

4365

Moither

Moi″ther (?), v. t. To perplex; to confuse. Lamb.

4366

Moither (2)

Moi″ther, v. i. To toil; to labor.

4367

Mojarra

Mo‐jar″ra (?), n. Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting th...

4368

Mokadour

Mok″a‐dour (?), n. [Sp. mocador handkerchief.] A handkerchief.

4369

Moke

Moke (?), n. A donkey. Thackeray.

4370

Moke (2)

Moke (?), n. A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. Halliwell.

4371

Moke (3)

Moke (?), n. 1. A stupid person; a dolt; a donkey.2. A negro.3. (Theat. Slang) [More fully musical moke.] A performer, as a minstrel, who plays on several instruments.

4372

Moky

Mo″ky (?), a. [Cf. Icel. mökkvi cloud, mist, mökkr a dense cloud, W. mwg smoke, and E. muggy, muck.] Misty; dark; murky; muggy.

4373

Mola

Mo″la (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Sunfish, 1.

4374

Molar

Mo″lar (?), a. [L. moles mass.] (Mech.) Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; — said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms. C...