Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mould"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Mould \Mould\ (m[=o]ld), Moulder \Mould"er\, Mouldy \Mould"y\,
etc.
See {Mold}, {Molder}, {Moldy}, etc.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

mould
n 1: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: {mold}]
2: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds
of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: {mold}]
3: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {molding}, {moulding},
{modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
4: container into which liquid is poured to create a given
shape when it hardens [syn: {mold}, {cast}]
v 1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {model},
{mold}]
2: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or
mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: {cast}, {mold}]
3: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough";
"shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape},
{form}, {work}, {mold}, {forge}]


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