Moe, a., adv., & n. [AS. m See More.] More. See Mo. [Obs.] "Sing no
more ditties, sing no moe." Shak.
Moe"bles (?), n. pl. [OE., fr. OF. moeble, mueble, movable, from L.
mobilis.] Movables; furniture; -- also used in the singular (moeble).
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Mo"el*line (?), n. [F. moelle, fr. L. medulla marrow.] An unguent for
the hair.
Mo"el*lon (?), n. [F.] Rubble masonry.
Mœ`so*goth"ic (?), a. Belonging to the Mœsogoths, a branch of the Goths
who settled in Mœsia.
Mœ`so*goth"ic, n. The language of the Mœsogoths; -- also called Gothic.
Moeve (?), v. t. & i. To move. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Moff (?), n. A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.
Mog"gan (?), n. A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of
knitted material. [Scot.]
Mo*gul" (?), n. [From the Mongolian.] 1. A person of the Mongolian
race.
2. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three
pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck.
Great, or Grand, Mogul, the sovereign of the empire founded in
Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence, a
very important personage; a lord; -- sometimes only mogul. Dryden.
Mo"ha (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of millet (Setaria Italica); German millet.
Mo"hair` (?), n. [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind of coarse
camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of marble, resembling
marble. Cf. Moire, Marble.] The long silky hair or wool of the Angora
goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an
imitation of such fabric.
Mo*ham"med*an (?), a. [From Mohammed, fr. Ar. muhámmad praiseworthy,
highly praised.] Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and
institutions founded by Mohammed. [Written also Mahometan, Mahomedan,
Muhammadan, etc.]
Mo*ham"med*an, n. A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one
who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism.
{ Mo*ham"med*an*ism, Mo*ham"med*ism } (?), n. The religion, or
doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.
{ Mo*ham"med*an*ize, Mo*ham"med*ize } (?), v. t. To make conformable to
the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism. [Written also
Mahometanize.]
Mo"hawk (?), n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part
of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk
River.
2. One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the
time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians. [Slang]
Spectator. Macaulay.
Mo*hi"cans (?), n. pl.; sing. Mohican (&?;). (Ethnol.) A tribe of
Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and
Eastern New York. [Written also Mohegans.]
||Mo"ho (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli)
||formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It
||was incapable of flight. See Notornis.
Mo"hock (?), n. See Mohawk.
||Mo*ho"li (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Maholi.
Mohr (?), n. (Zoöl.) A West African gazelle (Gazella mohr), having
horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of
the species which produce bezoar. [Written also mhorr.]
Mo"hur (?), n. [Hind., fr. Per. muhur, muhr, a gold coin, a seal, seal
ring.] A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver
rupees, or $7.21. Malcom.
{ ||Mo*hur"rum (?), ||Mu*har"ram (?) }, n. [Ar. muharram, prop.,
sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]
1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. Whitworth.
2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the
first ten days of the month Mohurrum.