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Mould [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

MOULD , an incorrect orthography. [ See Mold , and its derivatives.]

Mould Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mould [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.

2. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.

3. That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.

4. Cast; form; shape; character.

5. A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.

6. A fontanel.

7. A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.

Mould [Verb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.

Mould [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Mould [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To cover with mold or soil.

2. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

3. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.

4. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.

5. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.

6. To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.

Mouldable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Capable of being molded or formed.

Mouldboard [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.

2. A follow board.

Moulded Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Moulder Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Mouldy

Moulder [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

Moulder [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.

Moulder [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.

Mouldered Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Mouldering Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Mouldery [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.

Mouldiness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state of being moldy.

Moulding Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Moulding [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.

3. A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t.

Moulding [Participial adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

Mouldwarp [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Mole the animal.

Mouldy Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.

Mouldy [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.