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molies

molies is the plural of moly.

Meaning of moly

Noun (1)

moly (countable and uncountable, plural molies)

  1. (Greek) A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
    • It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
  2. Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.

Noun (2)

moly (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Molybdenum.
    • The fuselage and tail unit were constructed of welded chrome-moly steel tubing, fabric covered, with two seats in one elongated open 'bathtub' cockpit.1990, John Wegg, General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors, page 55
  2. (slang) Molybdenum grease.

Questions about molies

What is molies the plural of?
Molies is the plural of moly.

Words near molies in the dictionary

  1. Moliagul
  2. Molicay
  3. molid
  4. molids
  5. Molieresque
  6. molies
  7. molimen
  8. molimens
  9. molimina
  10. moliminal
  11. moliminous

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