mouchette

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

mouchette

This name comes from the verb "moucher" which referred to the action of cleaning a candle, or cutting off a consumed part of a candle, in order to improve its lighting. The verb and the instrument fell into disuse at the same time as the disappearance of this mode of lighting.

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moucheté (v.) mouchetés (v.) mouchetons (v.) mouchetez (v.) mouchètent (v.) mouchetais (v.) mouchetions (v.) mouchetiez (v.) mouchetaient (v.) mouchetai (v.) mouchetas (v.) moucheta (v.) mouchetâmes (v.) mouchetâtes (v.) mouchetèrent (v.) mouchèterai (v.) mouchèteras (v.) mouchètera (v.) mouchèterons (v.) mouchèterez (v.)