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Webster 1913 Edition


Mouille


Mouilˊlé′

,
Adj.
[F., lit., wet.]
(Phon.)
Applied to certain consonants having a “liquid” or softened sound; e. g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and ; in Portuguese, lh and nh.

Definition 2024


mouillé

mouillé

See also: mouille

English

Adjective

mouillé (comparative more mouillé, superlative most mouillé)

  1. (phonetics) Describing a palatal or palatalized consonant, particularly one historically derived from /l/ or /n/.

French

Adjective

mouillé m (feminine singular mouillée, masculine plural mouillés, feminine plural mouillées)

  1. wet, moist (covered with liquid)
  2. wet, moist (of a woman, sexually excited)

Verb

mouillé m (feminine singular mouillée, masculine plural mouillés, feminine plural mouillées)

  1. past participle of mouiller