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moue

[ moo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural moues [moo].

moue

/ mu /

Origin of moue¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from French; Old French moe; mow ³

No more but scorne?Moue on then, starres, worke your pernicious will.Onely the wise rule, and preuent your ill.

She made a little moue at me, and went on hemming the curtains, getting up now and then to measure them.

"Hot bacon and eggs would be no harm to friendship," answered Miss Dalziel, with an affectionate moue.

She made an entrancing little moue at the thought of sweaters and rubber soles.

"Oh—" Margaret Davis turned squarely in her chair, pursing her carmine lips into an irresistible moue.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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