Mould

  • 21mould — [məʊld] noun I 1) [U] a green, blue, or white substance that grows on food that is not kept fresh or on other things that are not kept clean and dry 2) [C] a container into which you pour a liquid that then becomes solid in the shape of the… …

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  • 22mould — 1. 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… …

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  • 23Mould — 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,… …

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  • 24mould — 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,… …

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  • 25Mould — This interesting and unusual name has two possible derivations, the first and most likely being from the medieval English female personal name Mahalt, Malt, Mauld , or Maud , variants of the Norman given name Mathilde introduced into England… …

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  • 26mould — English has three words mould. By some way the oldest is ‘earth, soil’ [OE], which comes ultimately from the Indo European base *mel , *mol , *ml ‘grind’ (source also of English meal ‘flour’, mill, etc). Moulder [16] may be derived from it. Mould …

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  • 27mould — 1. noun 1) a clay mould Syn: cast, die, form, matrix, shape, template, pattern, frame 2) an actress in the traditional Hollywood mould Syn: pattern, form, type …

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  • 28mould — English has three words mould. By some way the oldest is ‘earth, soil’ [OE], which comes ultimately from the Indo European base *mel , *mol , *ml ‘grind’ (source also of English meal ‘flour’, mill, etc). Moulder [16] may be derived from it. Mould …

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  • 29Mould — 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… …

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  • 30Mould — 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.] [1913 Webster] …

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