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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 Molds from wikipedia
- most
molds were
classified within the Deuteromycota.
Mold had been used as a
common name for now non-fungal
groups such as
water molds or
slime molds that...
- 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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signals called acrasins.
Slime molds contribute to the
decomposition of dead vegetation; some are parasitic. Most
slime molds are
terrestrial and free-living...
- 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...
- sets
inside the
mold,
adopting its shape. A
mold is a
counterpart to a cast. The very
common bi-valve
molding process uses two
molds, one for each half...
- smooth-surfaced
molded pulp products.
After being formed, the
product is
captured in
heated forming molds that
presses and
densifies the
molded products. They...
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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...
- pink snow
molds are
resistant to
benzimidazole fungicides. Gray snow
mold (Typhula spp. or
Typhula blight) is the less
damaging form of snow
mold. While...
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which may take a very long time on
their own.
Specialised biota, such as
molds,
produce extracellular enzymes which can
easily break down
those complex...
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samplers can be
attached to
workers to ****ess
their respiratory exposures to
molds on the job.
Personal samplers usually show
higher levels of
exposure than...
