mould
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/moʊld/
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/moʊld/ · /məʊld/
Definition of mould
7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
“The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
“The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.”
- (countable, uncountable)Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“loose soil”).
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“top of the head”).
verb
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Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
“Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.”
“Max Chafkin, Thiel's biographer, describes Vance as his "extension", while Cadwalladr describes Vance, somewhat impolitely, as "Thiel's creature… a man Thiel moulded in his own image through lavish investments in his business and political careers".”
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
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