mole

  • 11MOLÉ (L. M.) — MOLÉ LOUIS MATTHIEU comte (1781 1855) Héritier de deux illustres familles parlementaires, sa mère étant née Lamoignon, Molé achève son éducation dans l’émigration après l’exécution de son père en 1794. Il rentre en France à la fin du Directoire… …

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  • 12mole — sustantivo femenino 1. Cosa muy grande y, generalmente, pesada: Destacaba la mole del castillo sobre el monte. Ese pico es una mole que domina la cordillera. 2. Corpulencia o gran volumen de un cuerpo: El elefante era una mole de más de… …

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  • 13mole — Ⅰ. mole [1] ► NOUN 1) a small burrowing insect eating mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and very small eyes. 2) a spy who manages to achieve an important position within the security defences of a country. 3) someone within an… …

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  • 14mole — mole1 [mōl] n. [ME < OE mal, akin to Goth mail < IE base * mai , to spot > Gr miainein, to sully] a small, congenital spot on the human skin, usually dark colored and slightly raised, often hairy mole2 [mōl] n. [ME molle, akin to or < …

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  • 15Mole — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Mole — Sf Hafendamm per. Wortschatz fach. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus gleichbedeutendem it. molo m., zunächst in der Form Mola, dann eingedeutscht. Dieses aus l. mōlēs Damm u.a. , zu l. mōlīrī sich abmühen .    Ebenso ne. mole, nfrz. môle, ndn.… …

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  • 17mole — s. f. 1. Massa informe. 2. Construção colossal e pesada. 3. Multidão numerosa e compacta.   ‣ Etimologia: latim moles, is, massa, obra de alvenaria, colosso mole s. f. [Física, Metrologia] Unidade de medida de quantidade de matéria do Sistema… …

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  • 18Mole — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a… …

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  • 19Mole — Mole, n. [L. mola.] A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Mole — 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 …

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