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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molded} or {Moulded}; p. pr & vb n. {Molding} or {Moulding}.] To cover with mold or soil. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, n. [See {Mo??} a spot.] A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [OE. molde, AS molde; akin to D. mul, G. mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw mull, Goth. mulda, and E. meal flour. See {Meal}, and cf {Mole} an animal, {Mull}, v.] [The prevalent spelling is perhaps, {mould}; but as the u has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as bold, gold, old cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did The omission of the u is now very common in America.] 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. The etherial mold, Incapable of stain. --Milton. Nature formed me of her softest mold. --Addison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [From the p. p. of OE moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr Icel. mygla to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf Sw m["o]gla to grow moldy. See {Muggy}, and cf {Moldy}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups {Hyphomycetes}, and {Physomycetes}, forming on damp or decaying organic matter. Note: The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. --M. J. Berkley. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF moler, moller. See {Mold} the matrix.] 1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion. He forgeth and moldeth metals. --Sir M. Hale. Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man? --Milton. 2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of as a molded window jamb. 3. To knead; as to mold dough or bread. 4. (Founding) To form a mold of as in sand, in which a casting may be made From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. i. To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part with a mold. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [OE. molde, OF mole, F. moule, fr L. modulus. See {Model}.] [For spelling, see 2d {Mold}, above.] 1. 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. --Milton. 2. 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. The glass of fashion and the mold of form --Shak. 3. Cast; form shape; character. Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. --Pope. 4. (Arch.) 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 5. (Anat.) A fontanel. 6. (Paper Making) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mold n 1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: {cast}, {stamp}] 2: a container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: {mould}, {cast}] 3: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: {mould}] 4: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mildew}] 5: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: {mould}] 6: a sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mould}, {molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}] v 1: form in clay, wax, etc "model a head with clay" [syn: {model}, {mould}] 2: become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: {mildew}] 3: make by pouring into a cast or mold [syn: {cast}, {mould}] 4: make something usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form the dough into cylinders" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {mould}, {forge}]
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