Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t.
To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n.
The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin,
etc.; molting.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or
Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.]
[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.]
To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like,
as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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