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MoldMold Mold, n. [See Mo?? a spot.]
A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] --Spenser. MoldMold 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. MoldMold 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. MoldMold 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. Mold
Mold Mold, Mould Mould, v. t.
To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
Mold
Mold Mold, Mould Mould, v. i.
To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in
part, with a mold.
MoldMold 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.
Meaning of Mold from wikipedia
- A
mold (US, PH) or
mould (UK, CW) is one of the
structures that
certain fungi can form. The dust-like,
colored appearance of
molds is due to the formation...
- Look up
mold,
Mold,
mōld, or
mould in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Mold (or mould) is a
structure formed by fungi.
Mold or
mould may also
refer to:...
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Slime mold or
slime mould is an
informal name
given to a
polyphyletic ****emblage of
unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba...
- Look up
mold or
black bread mold in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Black mold or
black mould may
refer to:
Stachybotrys chartarum,
common in water-damaged...
- Leaf
mold (spelled leaf
mould outside of the
United States) is the
compost produced by
decomposition of
shaded deciduous shrub and tree leaves, primarily...
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using a
rigid frame called a
mold or matrix. This
itself may have been made
using a
pattern or
model of the
final object. A
mold or
mould is a hollowed-out...
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Indoor mold (American English) or
indoor mould (British English), also
sometimes referred to as mildew, is a
fungal growth that
develops on wet materials...
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Mold health issues refer to the
harmful health effects of
molds ("moulds" in
British English) and
their mycotoxins.
Molds are
ubiquitous in the biosphere...
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Master Mold is a
supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics most
commonly appearing as an
enemy of the X-Men.
Master Mold first...
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Internal mold (steinkern) of
Hormotoma sp. from
Galena Formation Gastropod internal mold (steinkern) from
Ventana Formation S****
external mold of Anomalodonta...
