mou

n. [ F. ] See Muezzin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mouflon. ] (Zool.) A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. [ Written also moufflon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. of May. Might. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ See Mouillé. ] (Phon.) The act of uttering the sound of a mouillé letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., lit., wet. ] (Phon.) Applied to certain consonants having a “liquid” or softened sound; e. g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and ñ; in Portuguese, lh and nh. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Molded or Moulded; p. pr. & vb. n. Molding or Moulding. ] To cover with mold or soil. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. molde, AS. molde; akin to D. mul, G. mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw. mull, Goth. mulda, and E. meal flour. See Meal, and cf. Mole an animal, Mull, v. ] [ The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the u is now very common in America. ] 1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material. [ 1913 Webster ]

The etherial mold,
Incapable of stain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature formed me of her softest mold. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See Model. ] [ For spelling, see 2d Mold, above. ] 1. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

The glass of fashion and the mold of form. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Cast; form; shape; character. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Arch.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Anat.) A fontanel. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Paper Making) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand. [ 1913 Webster ]