Question 1

Where does the French word "moufle" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French mofle (handcuff, mitten or thick leather or woolen glove); (1464) mouffle "a system of pulleys assembled in the same cap and on separate axes". From Vulgar Latin muffula (mitten) attested in 817 in a capitulary of Aix-la-Chapelle. Further origin is debated:

Question 2

What is the masculine of the French word "moufle"?

Accepted Answer

moufle

Question 3

What is the definition of the French word "moufle"?

Accepted Answer

A machine, formed by an assembly of several pulleys, used to raise and lower considerable weights.
For a lifting device, hoist or tackle, the block is the part equipped with one or more pulleys and to which the hook is attached.
An iron bar embedded in the masonry of a house and used to prevent the spreading of two walls.
A mitten, a thick leather or woolen glove without separate fingers, except for the thumb.

Question 4

What words are synonyms of the French word "moufle"?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>mitaine</li></ul>

Question 5

What is the translation of "moufle" into english?

Accepted Answer

mitten

moufle

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