| Mold (mold) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mold |
| [See Mole a spot.] |
A spot; a blemish; a mole.
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| Mold (mold) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mold |
| [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. Mo |
Crumbling, soft, friable
earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic
matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
Earthy material; the matter of which
anything is formed; composing substance; material.
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| Mold (mold) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Mold |
| [imp. *** p. p. Molded or Moulded]
p. pr. *** vb. n. Molding or Moulding.] |
To cover with mold or soil.
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A growth of minute fungi of various
kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and
Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic
matter.
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To
cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
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To
become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a
mold.
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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.
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.
Cast; form; shape; character.
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.
A fontanel.
A frame with a wire
cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making
paper by hand.
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To form into a particular shape; to
shape; to model; to fashion.
To ornament by molding or carving the
material of; as, a molded window jamb.
To knead; as, to mold dough or
bread.
To form a mold of, as in
sand, in which a casting may be made.
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