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Definition of Mould

1. Noun. Loose soil rich in organic matter.

2. Verb. Form in clay, wax, etc. "Did he mould his major works over a short period of time?"; "Model a head with clay"

3. Noun. The distinctive form in which a thing is made. "Pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

4. Verb. Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold. "Did he mould his major works over a short period of time?"; "Cast a bronze sculpture"

5. Noun. The process of becoming mildewed.

6. Verb. Make something, usually for a specific function. "Work the metal into a sword"

7. Noun. A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter.

8. Noun. A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold. "A gelatin dessert made in a mold"

9. Noun. A distinctive nature, character, or type. "A leader in the mold of her predecessors"

10. Noun. Sculpture produced by molding.

11. Noun. Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens.

Definition of Mould

1. Noun. (British chiefly Canadian) (spelling of Canadian and UK mold#Noun mold) ¹

2. Verb. (British chiefly Canadian) (spelling of Canadian and UK mold#Verb mold) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mould

1. to mold [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: mold

Medical Definition of Mould

1. A filamentous fungus. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mould

mouf mouffle mouffles moufflon moufflons mouflon mouflons moufs mought mouillation

mouille moujik moujiks moulage moulages mould (current term) mouldability mouldable mouldboard mouldboard plough

moulded moulder mouldered mouldering moulderingly moulders mouldier mouldiest mouldily mouldiness

Literary usage of Mould

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... that they mould die without mercy, and would moot them wherever they could find them. The governor, a man of great humanity, ..."

2. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"The canali or channels were sluices for carrying the molten metal from the furnace into the mould. The mandriani, which I have translated by iron crooks, ..."

3. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"When the metal reached the mould, it entered in a red-hot stream between the ... The forma, or mould, consisted of two pieces; one hollow (/ti tonaca), ..."

4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"It has probably been confused with mould (i), supposed to mean dirt, ... Here mould is a mere corruption of mole, a spot ; the added d was prob, ..."

5. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"V-'t tin1 mechanical mould is in 1 good now, for the error has never If the ... He lays one half of his mould upon the four fingers of his left hand or upon ..."

6. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"The ribs for the lagging of the outer mould should not be suspended from a ... The support on sills gives greater rigidity to the outer mould than the ..."

7. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"mould; chemically examined, has the fame analogous parts. ... to the mould, and thus circulate through a new ..."

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