moulinet

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noun

A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.

OriginFrench moulinet →
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Meanings

nounmoulinet (plural moulinets)

plural moulinets · alternative mouline

  1. chiefly sabrefencingA circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.
  2. The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc.
  3. A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Origin

  1. Frenchmoulinet
  2. Englishmoulinet

French moulinet, diminutive of moulin (“a mill”).

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APA

moulinet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulinet

MLA

“moulinet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulinet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moulinet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulinet.

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