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mold¹

  • /məʊld/ UK
  • /mɔʊld/ UK
  • /moʊld/ US

Rhymes with -əʊld

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Old French modlebor.

Middle English molde

English mold

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.

noun molds · mould

  1. US, countable, uncountable A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
  2. US, countable, uncountable A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
  3. US, countable, uncountable Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
  4. US, countable, uncountable The shape or pattern of a mold.
  5. US, countable, uncountable General shape or form. the oval mold of her face
  6. US, countable, uncountable Distinctive character or type. a leader in the mold of her predecessors
  7. US, countable, uncountable A fixed or restrictive pattern or form. His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
  8. US, countable, uncountable A group of moldings. the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts
  9. US, countable, uncountable A fontanelle.

verb molds · molding · molded · mould

  1. US, transitive To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to. Not only in formal discourse, but in the ordinary walks of life, a well-modulated, expressive voice is a most valuable asset, whether one’s object be to interest, persuade or convince, to give a command or entreat a favor. The moulding of the voice into finished articulate speech is a mechanism in w
  2. US, transitive To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence It is you who must mold the minds of your students that they may be wise, farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must sense as the example.
  3. US, transitive To fit closely by following the contours of.
  4. US, transitive To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
  5. US, transitive To ornament with moldings.
  6. US, intransitive To be shaped in or as if in a mold. These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

mold²

  • /məʊld/ UK
  • /mɔʊld/ UK
  • /moʊld/ US

Rhymes with -əʊld

Where it comes from

From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of mowlen, moulen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz 'soft substance' (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.

noun molds · mould

  1. US, countable, uncountable A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air. She took the cheese out of the refrigerator and inspected it for mold.
  2. US, countable, uncountable A fungus that creates such furry growths.

verb molds · molding · molded · mould

  1. US, transitive To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
  2. US, intransitive To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

mold³

  • /məʊld/ UK
  • /mɔʊld/ UK
  • /moʊld/ US

Rhymes with -əʊld

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂téh₂

Proto-Germanic *muldō

Proto-West Germanic *moldu

Old English molde

Middle English molde

English mold

From Middle English molde, from Old English molde, from Proto-Germanic *muldō (“dirt, soil”) (compare Old Frisian molde, Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, obsolete German Molte, Norwegian Bokmål mold, and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda)), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-téh₂ (compare Ashkun mič, Kamkata-viri muři, mřey, mřëi, Prasuni mire, Waigali muk, all meaning "clay").

noun molds · mool · mould

  1. US, countable, uncountable Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
  2. UK, US, countable, dialectal, plural, uncountable Earth, ground.

verb molds · molding · molded · mould

  1. US To cover with mold or soil.

mold⁴

  • /məʊld/ UK
  • /mɔʊld/ UK
  • /moʊld/ US

Rhymes with -əʊld

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ

Proto-Germanic *muldô

Proto-West Germanic *moldō

Old English molda

Middle English molde

English mold

From Middle English molde (“top of the head”), from Old English molda, molde, from Proto-West Germanic *moldō, from Proto-Germanic *muldô, from a Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ, parallel to Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhán).

noun mould

  1. US, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable The top or crown of the head. What a while continueth the mould and crowne of our heads to beate and pant, before our braine is well ſetled[…]

Mold⁵

proper noun

  1. A town and community in and the county town of Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2364).
  2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
  3. A surname.

MoLD⁶

noun MoLDs · MOLD

  1. abbreviation, acronym, informal Acronym of Moon landing denial.Moon landing denial
  2. abbreviation, acronym, informal Acronym of Moon landing denier.Moon landing denier

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