moelle, n.f., marrow, pith; (of the land) fat; medulla. Os à —; marrow-bone. — d’arbre; pith of a tree. — épinière; spinal marrow.
moelleusement, adv., softly, easily, with softness; (paint.) with mellowness.
moelleux, n.m., (paint.) mellowness; softness.
moelleu-x, -se, adj., full of marrow, marrowy; pithy; soft; mellow. Voix —se; mellow voice. Vin —; mellow vine (full of body and flavor). Discours —; pithy discourse.
moellon, n.m., ashlar; rough-stone, ragstone. — brut; rubble, sandstone (for grinding mirrors). Maçonnerie de —; ashlar-work.
mœurs, n.f.pl., manners, morals, morality; habits, inclinations, ways; customs. Avoir des —; to be a man of morals. N’avoir pas de —; to be immoral, dissolute. Un homme sans —; an unprincipled man. Les — des animaux; the habits of animals.
mofette or moufette, n.f., (l.u.) fire-damp (mines); ☉(chem.) any poisonous gas; (mam.) mephitic weasel. — atmosphérique; azote, azotic gas.
mogol, n.m., Mogul.
mohair, n.m., mohair, stuff.
mohican, n.m., Mohican.