moulder

See also: Moulder

English

Etymology

mould +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊldə/

Alternative forms

• molder

Verb

moulder (third-person singular simple present moulders, present participle mouldering, simple past and past participle mouldered)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To decay or rot.
   • Mason

     [Time's] gradual touch / Has mouldered into beauty many a tower.

   • 1841, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Rainy Day", Ballads and Other Poems

     The day is cold, and dark, and dreary

     It rains, and the wind is never weary;

     The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,

     But at every gust the dead leaves fall,

     And the day is dark and dreary.

   • c. 1855 John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on! — Traditional, John Brown's Body

Noun

moulder (plural moulders)

1. A person who moulds dough into loaves.
2. Anyone who moulds or shapes things.
3. A machine used for moulding.

Anagrams

• R-module, remould