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MOTHER-NAKED.
V. ~Modyr-nakyd~.
MOTHER-WIT, _s._ Common sense, discretion, S.
_Ferguson._
MOTTIE, _adj._ Full of motes.
_Ross._
MOVIR, MOUIR, MURE, _adj._ Mild, gentle.
_Wyntown._
Belg. _morwe_, _murw_, Su. G. _moer_, mollis.
~Movirly~, _adv._ Mildly.
_Wyntown._
MOULY HEELS.
V. ~Mules~.
_To_ MOULIGH, _v. n._ To whimper, to whine, Ayrs.
Isl. _mogl-a_, to murmur.
MOUNTAIN DULSE, mountain laver, S.
MOUNTH, _s._ A mountain.
V. ~Month~.
_To_ MOUP, MOOP, _v. a._
1. To nibble, to mump, S.
_Douglas._
2. To impair by degrees.
_Ramsay._
Most probably corrupted from E. _mump_.
MOUSE, _s._ The bulb of flesh on the extremity of the shank of mutton, S. p.r.o.n. _moose_.
Teut. _muys_, carnosa pars in corpore.
MOUSE-WEB, _s._
V. ~Moose-web~.
_To_ MOUT, _v. n._ To moult, S.
_Acts Ja. II._
Teut. _muyt-en_, plumas amittere.
_To_ ~Mout~ _awa'_ (p.r.o.n. _moot_) _v. a._ To take away piecemeal, S.
~Mout.i.t~, _part. pa._ Diminished, scanty, bare.
_Palice Honour._
_To_ MOUTER, _v. a._ To take multure for grinding corn, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ MOUTER, (p.r.o.n. _mooter_) _v. a._ The same with _mout awa'_, S.
MOUTON, _s._ A French gold coin brought into S. in the reign of David II., having the impression of the _Agnus Dei_, which the vulgar mistook for a sheep; hence called _mouton_.
_L. Hailes._
MOW, MOUE, _s._ A heap, S.
_Barbour._
A. S. _mowe_, acervus.
