mouchet, n.m., (orni.) bog-rush.
moucheté, -e, adj., spotted, speckled, flecked. Cheval —; dappled, spotted horse. Fleuret —; capped foil.
moucheter, v.a., to spot, to speckle, to fleck; to cap (of foils).
mouchettes, n.f.pl., snuffers.
moucheture, n.f., spot, speck, speckle; (surg.) scarification; spottedness, speckledness.
moucheur, n.m., candle-snuffer; nose-blower.
mouchoir, n.m., handkerchief. — de cou; neckerchief. — de poche; pocket handkerchief. Jeter le —; to throw the handkerchief (game). Elle a réfusé le —; (fig.) she would have nothing to say to him.
mouchure, n.f., snuff (of a candle).
mouçon, n.f. V. mousson.
moudre (moulant, moulu), v.a., to grind, to mill, to crush. — du blé; to grind corn. — de coups; to beat soundly. J’ai le corps tout moulu; I am bruised all over. Il viendra — à notre moulin; he will want us some day.