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† ˈmolliable, a. Obs. [Badly f. L. mollīre to soften + -able.] Capable of being softened.
1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 85/2 Tar, a compounded Rosin, or Rosin made molliable. Ibid. 119/3 Gums..Liquid or more moliable, as Liquidambra [etc.]. 1766Compl. Farmer s.v. Stone, a hard solid body, neither molliable, fusible by fire, nor soluble in water. |