mould

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US mold

/ (məʊld) /


noun
  1. a shaped cavity used to give a definite form to fluid or plastic material

  2. a frame on which something may be constructed

  1. something shaped in or made on a mould

  2. shape, form, design, or pattern

  3. specific nature, character, or type: heroic mould

verb(tr)
  1. to make in a mould

  2. to shape or form, as by using a mould

  1. to influence or direct: to mould opinion

  2. to cling to: the skirt moulds her figure

  3. metallurgy to make (a material such as sand) into a mould that is used in casting

Origin of mould

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C13 (n): changed from Old French modle, from Latin modulus a small measure, module

Derived forms of mould

  • mouldable or US moldable, adjective
  • mouldability or US moldability, noun

Words Nearby mould

British Dictionary definitions for mould (2 of 3)

mould2

US mold

/ (məʊld) /


noun
  1. a coating or discoloration caused by various saprotrophic fungi that develop in a damp atmosphere on the surface of stored food, fabrics, wallpaper, etc

  2. any of the fungi that causes this growth

verb
  1. to become or cause to become covered with this growth

Origin of mould

2
C15: dialect (Northern English) mowlde mouldy, from the past participle of moulen to become mouldy, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse mugla mould
  • Also called: mildew

British Dictionary definitions for mould (3 of 3)

mould3

US mold

/ (məʊld) /


noun
  1. loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter

  2. poetic the earth

Origin of mould

3
Old English molde; related to Old High German molta soil, Gothic mulde

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How to use mould in a sentence

  • Oh that their ranks could be kept filled and that a mould so unique was being used to its fullest in forming new regulars.

  • It would not be fair to omit the name of the first mould-maker who made the tumbler-mould in question.

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