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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede['a]w; akin to OHG. militou G.
mehlthau mehltau prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf Goth.
milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.)
A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of
different colors, found on various diseased or decaying
substances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Mildewing}.]
To taint with mildew.
He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i.
To become tainted with mildew.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
mildew
n 1: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mold}]
2: a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth
on organic matter
v : become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded
in the old house" [syn: {mold}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mildew
(the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow,"
yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus
rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2
Chr. 6:28).
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