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== Description ==

1) A fill material composed from rubble and mortar used in the middle of masonry walls.

2) A by-product of chamois leathermaking.  Moellon is the excess oxidized oil that is pressed out of 
[[chamois%20leather|chamois leather]] after its treatment with 
[[cod%20liver%20oil|cod liver oil]].  Synthetic moellon is made by the oxidation of cod oil.

==Resources and Citations==

* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 881



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