French

Noun

moule m ‎(plural moules)

1. (art, manufacturing) mould (UK), mold (US)
2. (typography) matrix
3. (cooking) (cake) tin (UK), pan (US)

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *musclus, from Latin musculus.

Noun

moule f ‎(plural moules)

1. (zoology) mussel
2. (colloquial) idiot, prat, twit
3. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) ****

See also

• muscle

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

moule

1. first-person singular present indicative of mouler
2. third-person singular present indicative of mouler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mouler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mouler
5. second-person singular imperative of mouler
6. first-person singular present subjunctive of moudre
7. third-person singular present subjunctive of moudre

Old French

Alternative forms

• moucle
• moulle
• mouscle

Etymology

Latin musculus.

Noun

moule f ‎(oblique plural moules, nominative singular moule, nominative plural moules)

1. mussel