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Mole \Mole\, n. [AS. m[=a]l; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf.
{Mail} a spot.]
1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
[Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human
body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which
commonly issue one or more hairs.
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Mole \Mole\, n. [L. mola.]
A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated
in the uterus.
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Mole \Mole\, n. [F. m[^o]le, L. moles. Cf. {Demolish},
{Emolument}, {Molest}.]
A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones,
etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line
or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend
from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a
harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. --Brande & C.
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Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or
from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See
{Moldwarp}.]
1. (Zool.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpidae}. They
have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and
strong fore feet.
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Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa
Europaea}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The
common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata})
have similar habits.
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Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two
unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole
rat.
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2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground
drains. [U.S.]
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3. (fig.)A spy who lives for years an apparently normal life
(to establish a cover) before beginning his spying
activities.
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{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}.

{Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}.

{Mole cricket} (Zool.), an orthopterous insect of the genus
{Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and
throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It
is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The
common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the
American ({Gryllotalpa borealis}), are the best known.

{Mole rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several
allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits,
and their eyes are small or rudimentary.

{Mole shrew} (Zool.), any one of several species of
short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp.
{Blarina brevicauda}.

{Water mole}, the duck mole.
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mole \mole\ n.
A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a
substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit
of amount of substance adopted under the System International
d'Unites; as, he added two moles of sodium chloride to the
medium.

Syn: gram molecule, mol.
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Mole \Mole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Moling}.]
1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as,
to mole the earth.
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2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.
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