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ˈmoulted, ppl. a.
[f. moult v. + -ed1.]
1. Deprived of feathers by or as by moulting. Also transf. and fig.
c1440Promp. Parv. 347/2 Mowtyd, deplumatus. 1533–4Act 25 Hen. VIII, c. 11 §1 At suche time as the saide olde fowle be mouted and not replenished with fethers to flie. 1666Dryden Ann. Mirab. cxliii, With cord and canvas from rich Hamburg sent His Navy's moulted wings he imps once more. 1689Lond. Gaz. No. 2494/4 His Mane and Tail of a black Grey, but something shed or moulted. 1748Thomson Cast. Indol. i. xxxi, Ah! how shall I for this uprear my moulted wing? 1813Hogg Queen's Wake, Kilmeny xxi, With ane mootit wing, and wefu mene, The egil sochte her eiry agene.
2. Shed during moulting. Also fig.
1833Lamb Elia Ser. ii, Barrenness Imag. Faculty, Imagine..the Georges and garters, jewels, bracelets, moulted upon the occasion! 1855Browning Memorab. iv, I put inside my breast A moulted feather, an eagle-feather. |