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Moldier (?) or Mouldier;
superl. Moldiest or Mouldiest.] [From
Mold the growth of fungi.] Overgrown with, or containing,
mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.

Mole (?), n. [AS. māl;
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.

Mole, n. [L. mola.] A mass
of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the
uterus.

Mole, n. [F. môle, 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.

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