mollestra

== Latin == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly related to Ancient Greek μηλωτή (mēlōtḗ, “sheepskin”). Derived by the medieval lexicographer Huguccio of Pisa from molliō. For a formation such as molleō (“to be soft”) +‎ -tra (instrumental suffix), which would be unusual, compare mulctra, mōnstrum, capistrum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔlˈlɛs.tra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [molˈlɛs.tra] === Noun === mollestra f (genitive mollestrae); first declension (rare) A sheep's felt for wiping helmets ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === === Further reading === “mollestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “mollestra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.