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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOLD, n. [L. mollis.]
1. Fine soft earth, or earth easily pulverized, such as constitutes soil; as black mold.
A mortal substance of terrestrial mold.
2. A substance like down which forms on bodies which lie long in warm and damp air. The microscope exhibits this substance as consisting of small plants.
3. Matter of which any thing is formed.
Nature formed me of her softest mold.
MOLD, n.
1. The matrix in which any thing is cast and receives its form. Molds are of various kinds. Molds for casting cannon and various vessels, are composed of some species of earth, particularly clay. Molds for other purposes consist of a cavity in some species of metal, cut or formed to the shape designed, or are otherwise formed, each for its particular use.
2. Cast; form; as a writer of vulgar mold.
3. The suture or contexture of the skull.
4. In ship-building, a thin flexible piece of timber, used as a pattern by which to form the curves of the timbers and compassing pieces.
5. Among gold beaters, a number of pieces of vellum or a like substance, laid over one another, between which the leaves of gold and silver are laid for beating.
MOLD, v.t. To cause to contract mold.
1. To cover with mold or soil.
MOLD, v.i. To contract mold; to become moldy.
MOLD, v.t. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model.
He forgeth and moldeth metals.
Did I request them, Maker, from my clay
To mold me man?
1. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp]
2: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: mold, mould, cast]
3: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: mold, mould]
4: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: mildew, mold, mould]
5: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: mold, mould]
6: a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" [syn: mold, mould]
7: a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors" [syn: mold, mould]
8: sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture] v
1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: model, mold, mould]
2: become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: mold, mildew]
3: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: cast, mold, mould]
4: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge]
5: fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"
6: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name town NE Wales SSW of Liverpool, England

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English molde; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind — more at meal Date: before 12th century 1. crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth ; soil; especially soil rich in humus — compare leaf mold 2. dialect British a. the surface of the earth ; ground b. the earth of the burying ground 3. archaic earth that is the substance of the human body <be merciful great Duke to men of mold — Shakespeare> II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French molde, alteration of Old French modle, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus measure — more at mete Date: 13th century 1. distinctive nature or character ; type 2. the frame on or around which an object is constructed 3. a. a cavity in which a substance is shaped: as (1) a matrix for casting metal <a bullet mold> (2) a form in which food is given a decorative shape b. a molded object 4. molding 5. a. obsolete an example to be followed b. prototype c. a fixed pattern ; design III. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. archaic to knead (dough) into a desired consistency or shape 2. to give shape to <the wind molds the waves> 3. to form in a mold <mold candles> 4. to determine or influence the quality or nature of <mold public opinion> 5. to fit the contours of <fitted skirts that mold the hips> 6. to ornament with molding or carving <molded picture frames> • moldable adjective • molder noun IV. noun Etymology: Middle English mowlde, perhaps alteration of mowle, from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold Date: 14th century 1. a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales) 2. a fungus that produces mold V. intransitive verb Date: 1530 to become moldy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

US var. of MOULD(1), MOULD(2), MOULD(3).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mold Mold, n. [See Mo?? a spot.] A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mold Mold, Mould Mould, v. t. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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