moultedmoltedadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊltᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊltəd/

Forms: Middle English mowtyd, 1500s–1600s mouted, 1600s 1900s– molted (now U.S.), 1600s– moulted; also Scottish pre-1700 moutit, pre-1700 mutit, pre-1700 muttit, 1700s moutted, 1800s mooted, 1800s mootit.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moult v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < moult v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Of a bird or other animal: that has moulted; deprived of feathers, etc., by moulting. Also figurative and in extended use.

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > moulting > moulted

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 347 Mowtyd, Deplumatus.

1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 11 §1 At suche time as the saide olde fowle be mouted and not replenished with fethers to flie.

1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 82 Left as naked as a moulted Scaledrak.

1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 cxliii. 37 With Cord and Canvass from rich Hamburgh sent, His Navies molted wings he imps once more.

1689 London Gaz. No. 2494/4 His Mane and Tail of a black Grey, but something shed or moulted.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xxxi Ah! how shall I for this uprear my moulted wing?

1760 Caledonian Mercury 26 Mar. 3/2 Five foot one inch and a half high, of a dark swarthy complexion, dark moutted hair, a little out-shin'd.

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 189 With a mooted wing and waefu' maen, The eagle sought her eiry again.

1976 W. W. Warner Beautiful Swimmers vii. 161 The marks of a recently moulted adult crab.

1987 Z. Tomin Coast of Bohemia i. 15 He opened his badly moulted fur-coat.

2. Of a feather, etc.: shed during moulting. Also figurative.

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the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [adjective]

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castaway?1542

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moulted1776

out-thrown1869

junked1915

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > moulting > moulted > of a feather

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1776 E. Thompson Syrens 23 Puff off afar the tawdry, moulted feather.

a1821 J. Keats To Fanny in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 34 How shall I do To get anew Those moulted feathers, and so mount once more.

1833 C. Lamb Barrenness Imaginative Faculty in Last Ess. Elia 172 Imagine..the Georges and garters, jewels, bracelets, moulted upon the occasion!

1855 R. Browning Memorabilia iv I put inside my breast A moulted feather, an eagle-feather.

1895 F. Thompson Sister Songs ii. 27 Like little radiant girls, Whom in the moulted plumage of the year Their comrades sweet have buried to the curls.

1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) ii. 111 You might see a live Dungeness crab.., but chances are that you will see, instead, bits and pieces of its molted shells.

1995 Focus Aug. 8/2 Analysis of DNA from a moulted feather of the solitary bird shows it's a male.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moulted
释义	moultedmoltedadj. Brit. /ˈməʊltᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmoʊltəd/ Forms: Middle English mowtyd, 1500s–1600s mouted, 1600s 1900s– molted (now U.S.), 1600s– moulted; also Scottish pre-1700 moutit, pre-1700 mutit, pre-1700 muttit, 1700s moutted, 1800s mooted, 1800s mootit. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moult v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < moult v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Of a bird or other animal: that has moulted; deprived of feathers, etc., by moulting. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > moulting > moulted mewedc1380 moulted1440 moulten1598 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 347 Mowtyd, Deplumatus. 1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 11 §1 At suche time as the saide olde fowle be mouted and not replenished with fethers to flie. 1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 82 Left as naked as a moulted Scaledrak. 1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 cxliii. 37 With Cord and Canvass from rich Hamburgh sent, His Navies molted wings he imps once more. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2494/4 His Mane and Tail of a black Grey, but something shed or moulted. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xxxi Ah! how shall I for this uprear my moulted wing? 1760 Caledonian Mercury 26 Mar. 3/2 Five foot one inch and a half high, of a dark swarthy complexion, dark moutted hair, a little out-shin'd. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 189 With a mooted wing and waefu' maen, The eagle sought her eiry again. 1976 W. W. Warner Beautiful Swimmers vii. 161 The marks of a recently moulted adult crab. 1987 Z. Tomin Coast of Bohemia i. 15 He opened his badly moulted fur-coat. 2. Of a feather, etc.: shed during moulting. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [adjective] shedc1430 castaway?1542 outcastc1560 discarded1593 moulted1776 out-thrown1869 junked1915 the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > moulting > moulted > of a feather moulted1855 1776 E. Thompson Syrens 23 Puff off afar the tawdry, moulted feather. a1821 J. Keats To Fanny in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 34 How shall I do To get anew Those moulted feathers, and so mount once more. 1833 C. Lamb Barrenness Imaginative Faculty in Last Ess. Elia 172 Imagine..the Georges and garters, jewels, bracelets, moulted upon the occasion! 1855 R. Browning Memorabilia iv I put inside my breast A moulted feather, an eagle-feather. 1895 F. Thompson Sister Songs ii. 27 Like little radiant girls, Whom in the moulted plumage of the year Their comrades sweet have buried to the curls. 1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) ii. 111 You might see a live Dungeness crab.., but chances are that you will see, instead, bits and pieces of its molted shells. 1995 Focus Aug. 8/2 Analysis of DNA from a moulted feather of the solitary bird shows it's a male. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440
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