molendinary (molendinar i)

[ Dismount, then, O lovely Molinara, unle thou wouldst rather that I should transport thee on horseback to the house of thy molendinary father. Scott , Monastery, xxix. mole-plant (mõl'plant), n. Same as mole - tree . mole-plow (mol'plou), n. A plow having a pointed iron shoe secured to the end of a standard, used in making a deep drain for water. mole-rat (mōl'rat), n. 1. A myomorphic ro 3823 cies, common in the United States and Canada. See cut under Blarina. 2. Any American mole; a shrew-mole. All the American Talpidæ (genera Scalops, Scapanus, and Condy lur a ) differ from the Old World moles, and somewhat approach shrews in character. The name is also applied to Neurotrichus gibbsi, which is of a different family ( Sori cide).