mildew
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mildew
- /ˈmɪl.djuː/ UK
- /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/ US
Rhymes with -ɪldjuː, -ɪldu
Where it comes from
From Middle English myldew, from Old English mildēaw, meledēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (“honey”) + *dauw (“dew”). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.
noun mildews
- A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
verb mildews · mildewing · mildewed
- To taint with mildew. Hee giues the Web and the Pin, ſquints the eye, and makes the Hare‐lippe; Mildewes the white Wheate, and hurts the poore Creature of earth.
- To become tainted with mildew. His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.
Translations
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noun growth of minute fungi
| Español | moho, mildiu, mildiú, mildéu, mildíu, mildeu |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곰팡이 gompang'i |
| 日本語 | 黴 kabi |
| 中文 | 霉菌 méijūn, 霉 méi |
| हिन्दी | फफूंदी phaphūndī |
| Português | míldio, mofo |
| Français | mildiou |
| Deutsch | Mehltau, Schimmel |
| Italiano | muffa |
| Ελληνικά | μούχλα moúchla |
| Română | mucegai |
| Русский | пле́сень plésenʹ, ми́лдью míldʹju |
| Tiếng Việt | mốc |
| العربية | تَعَفُّن taʕaffun, عُفُونَة ʕufūna |
| עברית | טַחַב takhav |
verb to taint with mildew
| Español | anublar, añublar (desus.) |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | かびる kabiru |
| Deutsch | schimmeln, verschimmeln |
verb to become tainted with mildew
| Español | anublarse, añublarse (desus.) |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verschimmeln, schimmeln |
| Русский | плесневе́ть plesnevétʹ, заплесневе́ть zaplesnevétʹ |
Talk about this word "mildew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mildew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mildew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mildew "mildew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mildew.Cite this
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title = {mildew},
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