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 Moulure: f. A moulding; also, a mould; also, a moulding, an edge, or member standing out from a peece of timber, seeling, or stone-worke, and distinguished from the rest by a line on either side of it.  Droict de moulure. Seeke Droict. Mounier: m. as Musnier; also, the bird called a Kings-*fisher; also, the little, long-tayled, and black-headed Titmouse.

Mourable: com. Mortall; readie, or likelie, to dye; subiect, or neere, vnto death.

Mourant. Dying, deceasing; decaying, perishing.  Homme vivant mourant. Looke Homme. On s'advise tard en mourant: Prov. Too late one takes aduise when he must leaue the world.

Mourene: f. A Lamprey; or, as Murene. Mourin: m. The Corne-deuouring vermine, called a Weeuell.

Mourir. To dye, decease, depart this life; to perish; to decay.  Tu me fais mourir. Thou vexest, or troublest me exceedingly.  Mourir sur les coffres. To dye following the Court, or neuer to leaue the Court; (where poore wayters, and suitors vsually sit, and rest themselues on their Patrons Trunkes, and Coffers.)  Mourir de faim pres le mestier. To worke fast, and thriue but slowly; or, to starue in an abundant place, or Age.  Aussi tost meurt veau comme vache (& le hardi comme le lasche;) Pro. As soone dyes the yong as the old (the coward as the bold.)  C'est trop aimer quand on en meurt: Pro. He loues too much that dyes for loue.  En la peau ou le loup est luy convient mourir: Pro. See Loup. Le loup mourra en sa peau qui ne l'escorchera vif: Pro. A knaue will sleepe in a knaues skin, vntill he either loose it, or his life.  Envieux meurent, mais envie ne mourra iamais: Pro. The enuious are mortall, but enuie eternall.  Envis meurt qui appris ne l'a: Pro. He that hath not well learnt, is loath, to dye.  Il commence bien à mourir qui abandonne son desir: Prov. Who quits what he desires, begins to dye in earnest.  L'un meurt dont l'autre vit: Pro. That whereof one dyes, another liues; that which is beneficiall to one, is banefull to another.  Qui bien veut mourir bien vive: Prov. He that would dye well must liue well; an honest life ends in a peacefull death.  Qui mieux aime autruy que soy au moulin il meurt de soif: Pro. Looke Moulin. Va ou tu peux, meurs ou tu dois: Pro. Goe whether thou canst, but dye where thou shouldest; goe any whether so thou dye at home.

Mourlon: m. The name of a fertile Vine.

Mouron. as Mourron. Mourrailles: f. Barnacles for a horses nose.

Mourre: m. The face, or part of the face about the mouth (most properly) of beasts; the muzzle, or chuffe.

Mourre: f. The play of loue; wherein one, turning his face from another, guesses how many fingers he holds vp.

Mourrin. A Mite, or Weeuell.

Mourron: m. The hearbe called Pimpernell; Some also tearme Chickweed so, because of the resemblance that is betweene some kinds of Chickweed, and Pimpernell. Mourron bastard. Bastard Chickweed (whereof Gerard describeth foure kinds.)  Mourron blanc. Ordinarie Chickweed.  Mourron bleu. Blue Pimpernell, female Pimpernell.  Mourron femelle. as Mourron bleu. Mourron masle. Male Pimpernell; the colour of whose flower is betweene a red, and a purple, and in some places fully red; and therefore it is also called,  Mourron rouge. Red Pimpernell.  Mourron quarré. So doe some (who expresse Chickweed by Mourron) tearme Pimpernell.  Mourron sauvage. as Mourron violet. Mourron violet. Purple Snap-dragon, or Calues-snowt is called so (but somewhat improperly; for Snap-dragon resembles no manner of Pimpernell;) Some also call great Henne-bit thus.  Petit mourron. as Mourron quarré. Mourru: m. uë: f. Chuffie, broad, out-standing, like the face of a Lyon, muzzle of an Oxe, &c.

Mourrues: f. The Piles, or Emrods in the fundament; also, the Mumpes, or mourning of the Chyne.

Mouruë: f. The Mumpes; and (in a horse, &c) the mourning of the Chyne.

Mousce. as Mousse. Mouschard. as Mouchard. Mousche: f. A Fly; also, the play called Musse; also, a Spy, Eaue-dropper, Jnformer, Promooter.  Mousche à chien. A Ticke, or Tyke.  Mousche de lippée. A lickorous, or sawcie companion.  Mousche de mer. Th'ordinarie small Muskle. ¶Langued. Mousche à miel. A Bee, the small honie Bee.  Mousches en laict. A cleere proofe, manifest thing, a plaine and palpable matter.  Abbreuvoir à mousches. A wound, or bloud-wipe.  L'Aube des mousches. Some three or foure houres after Sunne-rise.  Chasseur de mousches. A kill-Fly, kill-Cow, braggadochio, vaine fellow; whence;  Chasser apres les mousches. To spend the time most idly, or vainely.  Maistre mousche. (The name of a cunning Jugler; hence also) a craftie fellow, subtill companion, slye mate.  Teste de mousche. An imperfection in the eye, which makes the membrane Vvée peere out through the hornie tunicle, in the forme, and of the quantitie, of a Flyes head.  Quelle mousche l'a piqué? ''What is the matter that so nettles him? what suddaine humor is there come vpon him?''  On eust dit qu'il n'eust sceu deslier vne mousche. One would haue thought he had beene verie simple.  Les mousches vont tousiours aux chevaux maigres: Pro. Hungrie flyes are boldest with leane horses; purloining officers with thred-bare peasants.

Mouschebout: m. The spotted Cod whereof Haberdine is made.

Mouscher. To spy, pry, sneake into corners, thrust his nose into euerie thing.

Mouscheron: m. A Mushrome, or Toad-stoole; also, a little Fly; a Gnat; also, an vpstart Gentleman; also, as Moucheron.

Mouschet. as Mouchet.

Mouscheté: m. ée: f. Spotted; powdered with many spots of sundrie, or the same, colours (especially blacke;)