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moloss(e rare.|məʊˈlɒs|
[ad. L. molossus.]
†1. = molossus i. Obs.
1731Blackwall Sacr. Classicks def. & illustr. II. 100 The smaller Alcaic verse with a Molosse interpos'd.
2. = molossus 2.
1842De Quincey Mod. Greece Wks. 1863 XIII. 460 Out bounds..a horrid infuriated ruffian of a dog—oftentimes a huge moloss, big as an English cow.
3. A mastiff-bat (see molossine).
1845Encycl. Metrop. XXII. 249 Molosses of the Old World... Collared Molosse..Plaited Molosse. |
