Defn: A bat of the genus Molossus, as the monk bat.
MOLOSSUS
Mo*los"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
Defn: A foot of three long syllables. [Written also molosse.]
MOLT
Molt, obs.imp.
Defn: of Melt. Chaucer. Spenser.
MOLT; MOULT Molt, Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] Etym: [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.]
Defn: To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Bacon.
MOLT; MOULT
Molt, Moult, v. t.
Defn: To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.
MOLT; MOULT
Molt, Moult, n.