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Mounted vs Moulted - What's the difference?

mounted | moulted |

As verbs the difference between mounted and moulted

is that mounted is past tense of mount while moulted is past tense of moult.

As an adjective mounted

is on horseback.

mounted

English

Adjective

(head)
  • on horseback
    • The mounted cavalry rode into town.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mount)
  • * 1883:
    • As soon as I was mounted , holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot...
    English adjectives

    moulted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (moult)

    • moult

    English

    Alternative forms

    * molt (American English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
    • Some birds change colour during their winter moult .
  • The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.