A Harlot's Progress
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Moll can refer to:
- Moll (grape), a Spanish grape variety
- Gun moll, the female companion of an American gangster
- Moll Flanders, the novel by Daniel Defoe
- Moll Hackabout, the unfortunate prostitute portrayed in William Hogarth's A Harlot's Progress
- Moll (town), a town located in the county of Highland in Scotland
- A derogatory term for a girl or woman, especially in Australia
- In music, the German, Hungarian, Polish and Scandinavian term for Minor, cf. Major and minor; from latin mollis- soft.
- A street term for women, sometimes prostitutes, but not necessarily, who congregate around and interact socially with crime figures or gangsters. This may be the origin of the term gun moll.
- Moll Davis, an actress and mistress to King Charles II of England
Famous people with the last name of Moll
- Albert Moll, founder of modern sexology
- King Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria
- Brian Moll, actor
- Carl Moll, painter
- Guy Moll, auto racer
- Herman Moll, cartographer
- Herman Moll (convict), Australian historical figure
- Kurt Moll, retired German opera bass
- Richard Moll, actor
- Tony Moll, American football player
- Gordon Moll
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