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Traditional English :: mollusc
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mollusc.html - n. ( US mollusk) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, with a soft body and usu. a hard shell, including limpets, snails, cuttlefish, oysters, mussels, etc. molluscan adj. molluscoid adj. molluscous adj. [mod.L mollusca neut. pl. of L molluscus f. mollis soft] |
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Traditional English :: mollusc
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mollusc.html - n. ( US mollusk) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, with a soft body and usu. a hard shell, including limpets, snails, cuttlefish, oysters, mussels, etc. molluscan adj. molluscoid adj. molluscous adj. [mod.L mollusca neut. pl. of L molluscus f. mollis soft] |
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Traditional English :: moll
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mollusc.html - n.
sl.
1 a gangster's female companion.
2 a prostitute. [pet-form of the name Mary] |
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Traditional English :: mollify
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mollusc.html - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 appease, pacify. 2 reduce the severity of; soften. mollification n. mollifier n. [ME f. F mollifier or L mollificare f. mollis soft] |
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Traditional English :: mollusc
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mollusc.html - n. ( US mollusk) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, with a soft body and usu. a hard shell, including limpets, snails, cuttlefish, oysters, mussels, etc. molluscan adj. molluscoid adj. molluscous adj. [mod.L mollusca neut. pl. of L molluscus f. mollis soft] |
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Traditional English :: mollycoddle
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mollusc.html - v. & n. --v. --n. an effeminate man or boy; a milksop. [formed as MOLL + CODDLE] |
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