*moil*

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Moiled p. pr. & vb. n. Moiling. ] [ OE. moillen to wet, OF. moillier, muillier, F. mouller, fr. (assumed) LL. molliare, fr. L. mollis soft. See Mollify. ] To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures moil. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ From Moil to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet. ] To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moil not too much under ground. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A spot; a defilement. [ 1913 Webster ]

The moil of death upon them. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mule a slipper. ] A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [ Written also moyle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

it>sometimes n. [ Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil. ] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,
A blessed soul doth in Elysium. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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