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ˈmouly, a. Obs. exc. dial. (see E.D.D.) Also 5–6 mowly, 6, 9 moulie, 9 mooly. [f. moul v. + -y.] = mouldy a.2
1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 107 b/2 As the kyng sate atte mete all the brede..waxed anon mowly..that noman myght ete of it. 1550Cranmer Defence 21 Sowre wyne and mowled bread, whiche could not waxe sowre nor mowly, yf there were no breade nor wyne there at all. 1597Pilgr. Parnass. v. 573 Everye one of them a fustie, moulie worde in his mouthe that's able to breede a plague in a pure aire. |