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mole


  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mole  \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. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mole  \Mole\,  n.  [L.  mola.] 
  A  mass  of  fleshy  or  other  more  or  less  solid  matter  generated 
  in  the  uterus. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mole  \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  defend 
  from  the  violence  of  the  waves,  thus  protecting  ships  in  a 
  harbor;  also  sometimes  the  harbor  itself  --Brande  &  C. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mole  \Mole\,  n.  [OE.  molle,  either  shortened  fr  moldwerp,  or 
  from  the  root  of  E.  mold  soil:  cf  D.  mol,  OD  molworp  See 
  {Moldwarp}.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  insectivore  of  the  family  {Talpid[ae]}. 
  They  have  minute  eyes  and  ears,  soft  fur,  and  very  large 
  and  strong  fore  feet. 
 
  Note:  The  common  European  mole,  or  moldwarp  ({Talpa 
  Europ[ae]a}),  is  noted  for  its  extensive  burrows.  The 
  common  American  mole,  or  shrew  mole  ({Scalops 
  aquaticus}),  and  star-nosed  mole  ({Condylura  cristata}) 
  have  similar  habits. 
 
  Note:  In  the  Scriptures,  the  name  is  applied  to  two 
  unindentified  animals,  perhaps  the  chameleon  and  mole 
  rat. 
 
  2.  A  plow  of  peculiar  construction,  for  forming  underground 
  drains.  [U.S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mole  \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. 
 
  2.  To  clear  of  molehills.  [Prov.  Eng.]  --Pegge. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mole 
  n  1:  the  molecular  weight  of  a  substance  expressed  in  grams;  the 
  basic  unit  of  amount  of  substance  adopted  under  the 
  System  International  d'Unites  [syn:  {gram  molecule},  {mol}] 
  2:  a  spy  who  works  against  enemy  espionage  [syn:  {counterspy}] 
  3:  (Mexican)  spicy  sauce  often  containing  chocolate 
  4:  a  small  congenital  pigmented  spot  on  the  skin 
  5:  a  protective  structure  of  stone  or  concrete;  extends  from 
  shore  into  the  water  to  prevent  a  beach  from  washing  away 
  [syn:  {breakwater},  {groin},  {groyne},  {bulwark},  {seawall}, 
  {jetty}] 
  6:  small  velvety-furred  burrowing  mammal  having  small  eyes  and 
  fossorial  forefeet 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Mole 
  Heb.  tinshameth  (Lev.  11:30),  probably  signifies  some  species  of 
  lizard  (rendered  in  R.V.,  "chameleon").  In  Lev.  11:18,  Deut. 
  14:16,  it  is  rendered,  in  Authorized  Version,  swan"  (R.V., 
  "horned  owl"). 
 
  The  Heb.  holed  (Lev.  11:29),  rendered  "weasel,"  was  probably 
  the  mole-rat.  The  true  mole  (Talpa  Europoea)  is  not  found  in 
  Palestine.  The  mole-rat  (Spalax  typhlus)  "is  twice  the  size  of 
  our  mole,  with  no  external  eyes,  and  with  only  faint  traces 
  within  of  the  rudimentary  organ;  no  apparent  ears,  but  like  the 
  mole,  with  great  internal  organs  of  hearing;  a  strong,  bare 
  snout,  and  with  large  gnawing  teeth;  its  colour  a  pale  slate; 
  its  feet  short,  and  provided  with  strong  nails;  its  tail  only 
  rudimentary." 
 
  In  Isa.  2:20,  this  word  is  the  rendering  of  two  words  _haphar 
  peroth_,  which  are  rendered  by  Gesenius  "into  the  digging  of 
  rats",  i.e.,  rats'  holes.  But  these  two  Hebrew  words  ought 
  probably  to  be  combined  into  one  lahporperoth  and  translated 
  "to  the  moles",  i.e.,  the  rat-moles.  This  animal  "lives  in 
  underground  communities,  making  large  subterranean  chambers  for 
  its  young  and  for  storehouses,  with  many  runs  connected  with 
  them  and  is  decidedly  partial  to  the  loose  debris  among  ruins 
  and  stone-heaps,  where  it  can  form  its  chambers  with  least 
  trouble." 
 




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