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Mole \Mole\, n. [AS. m[=a]l; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf. Mail a spot.]

1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. [Obs.]

--Piers Plowman.

2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mole \Mole\, n. [L. mola.]

A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mole \Mole\, n. [F. m[^o]le, L. moles. Cf. Demolish, Emolument, Molest.]

A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. --Brande & C.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See Moldwarp.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any insectivore of the family Talpid[ae]. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.

Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp (Talpa Europ[ae]a), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole (Scalops aquaticus), and star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) have similar habits.

Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.

2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mole \Mole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moled; p. pr. & vb. n. Moling.]

1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.

2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.]

--Pegge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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