*molt*

a. Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Melt. ] 1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed; as, a molten image. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.
Syn. -- molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Much; very; as, molto adagio, very slow. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting. ] [ OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t. ] [ The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt. ] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. [ 1913 Webster ]