mould

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

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.].

•  Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.  [1913 Webster]
•  Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.  [1913 Webster]

  "The etherial mold,
  Incapable of stain."  [1913 Webster]

  "Nature formed me of her softest mold."  [1913 Webster]

mould, v. t. 

 To cover with mold or soil.  [1913 Webster]

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. mögla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf. Moldy.].

 A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.  [1913 Webster]
" 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."  M. J. Berkley.  [1913 Webster]

mould, v. t. 

 To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.  [1913 Webster]

mould, v. i. 

 To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.  [1913 Webster]

mould, n. [OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See Model.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "The glass of fashion and the mold of form."  [1913 Webster]
•  Cast; form; shape; character.  [1913 Webster]

  "Crowned with an architrave of antique mold."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  A fontanel.  [1913 Webster]
•  A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.  [1913 Webster]

mould, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler, moller. See Mold the matrix.].

•  To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.  [1913 Webster]

  "He forgeth and moldeth metals."  [1913 Webster]

  "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
  To mold me man?"  [1913 Webster]
•  To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.  [1913 Webster]
•  To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.  [1913 Webster]
•  To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.  [1913 Webster]

mould,  

 See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mould, n. & v. (US mold)
--n.
1 a hollow container into which molten metal etc. is poured or soft material is pressed to harden into a required shape.
2 a a metal or earthenware vessel used to give shape to puddings etc. b a pudding etc. made in this way.
3 a form or shape, esp. of an animal body.
4 Archit. a moulding or group of mouldings.
5 a frame or template for producing mouldings.
6 character or disposition (in heroic mould).
--v.tr.
1 make (an object) in a required shape or from certain ingredients (was moulded out of clay).
2 give a shape to.
3 influence the formation or development of (consultation helps to mould policies).
4 (esp. of clothing) fit closely to (the gloves moulded his hands).

Derivative

mouldable adj. moulder n.

mould, n. (US mold) a woolly or furry growth of minute fungi occurring esp. in moist warm conditions.

mould, n. (US mold)
1 loose earth.
2 the upper soil of cultivated land, esp. when rich in organic matter.

Idiom

mould-board the board in a plough that turns over the furrow-slice.

Etymology

OE molde f. Gmc., rel. to MEAL(2)

THESAURUS

mould

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ROGET THESAURUS

mould

State

N state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper, aspect, dilemma, pass, predicament, constitution, habitude, diathesis, frame, fabric, stamp, set, fit, mold, mould, mode, modality, schesis, form, tone, tenor, turn, trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character, conditional, modal, formal, structural, organic, conditionally, as the matter stands, as things are, such being the case.