mould

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Derived terms 1.4.1.2 See also 1.4.1.3 Translations 1.5 Etymology 3 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Synonyms 1.5.1.2 Translations

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• mold US spelling

[edit] Pronunciation

mŏld, mōld

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[edit] Etymology 1

Via Middle English and Old French from Latin modulus

[edit] Noun

mould (plural moulds)

1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.^W
2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mould.
4. The shape or pattern of a mould.
5. General shape or form.

   the oval mould of her face

6. Distinctive character or type.

   a leader in the mould of her predecessors

7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form

   His method of scientific investigation broke the mould and led to a new discovery.

8. (architecture) See moulding.

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[edit] Verb

to mould (third-person singular simple present moulds, present participle moulding, simple past and past participle moulded)

1. (transitive) To shape in or on a mould.
2. (transitive) To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
   • Job 10:8-9, Old Testament, New International Version:

     Your hands shaped me and made me....Remember that you molded me like clay.

3. (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence; as, a teacher who helps to mould the minds of his students
4. (transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
5. (transitive) To make a mould of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
6. (transitive) To ornament with mouldings.
7. (intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mould.

   These shoes gradually moulded to my feet.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Via Middle English from Old Norse mygla

[edit] Noun

mould (plural moulds)

1. A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

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• mouldy, moldy, mouldboard

[edit] See also

• mildew

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[edit] Etymology 3

Old English molde

[edit] Noun

mould (plural moulds)

1. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

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loose soil

• leaf mould

[edit] Translations

• Latin: humus la(la)