Found 2 items, similar to Molt.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: molt molt n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis] molt v : cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; “out dog sheds every Spring” [syn: shed, exuviate, moult, slough]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Molt Molt \Molt\, obs. imp. of Melt. --Chaucer. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. [1913 Webster] Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. [1913 Webster]