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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French modle, an old (11th century) borrowing from Latin modulus (“measure”) (compare Catalan motlle). Doublet of module, a more recent borrowing.
Noun
moule m (plural moules)
- (art, manufacturing) mould (UK), mold (US)
- (typography) matrix
- (cooking) (cake) tin (UK), pan (US)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin *mŭsclus, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of muscle.
Noun
moule f (plural moules)
- (zoology) mussel
- (colloquial) idiot, prat, twit
- (vulgar, slang, anatomy) cunt
See also
Etymology 3
Inflected forms.
Verb
moule
- inflection of mouler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of moudre
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
moule
- Alternative form of molle (“mole”)
Etymology 2
Verb
moule
- Alternative form of mowlen
Old French
Etymology
Latin musculus.
Noun
moule oblique singular, f (oblique plural moules, nominative singular moule, nominative plural moules)
- mussel
Descendants