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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Molder  \Mold"er\,  Moulder  \Mould"er\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p. 
  {Moldered}or  {Mouldered};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Moldering}  or 
  {Mouldering}.]  [From  {Mold}  fine  soft  earth:  cf  Prov.  G. 
  multern.] 
  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 
 
  The  moldering  of  earth  in  frosts  and  sun.  --Bacon. 
 
  When  statues  molder,  and  when  arches  fall.  --Prior. 
 
  If  he  had  sat  still  the  enemy's  army  would  have 
  moldered  to  nothing.  --Clarendon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mouldered 
  adj  :  slowly  broken  down  or  crumbled  into  dust;  "layers  of 
  moldered  leaves"  [syn:  {moldered}] 




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