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moult

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5 lettersPronunciation /moʊlt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted lmotuStarts with MEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Word origin

From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin mūtō, mūtāre. Doublet of mute and mutate. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare fault, vault and solder with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).

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  • Some birds change colour during their winter moult.

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