moulin
See also: Moulin
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). A distant doublet of mill.
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Noun edit
moulin (plural moulins)
- (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Translations edit
cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum, from the adjective molīnus, from Latin molō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moulin m (plural moulins)
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Further reading edit
- “moulin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum.
Noun edit
moulin m (plural moulins)
Descendants edit
- French: moulin