French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle (thick glove), from Medieval Latin muffula (817, Carolingian), a Germanic borrowing from Frankish *molfell (soft garment made of hide), from *mol (softened, forworn) + *fell (hide, skin), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (tender, soft) + *fellą (skin, film, fleece). Compare modern Dutch moffel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mufl/
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Noun

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moufle f (plural moufles)

  1. mitten
  2. polyspast

References

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  • A. Brachet (1868) An etymological dictionary of the French language (in French)

Further reading

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