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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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