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mold

[ mohld ]

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noun

a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.
something formed in or on a mold:
a mold of jelly.
a frame on which something is formed or made.
shape or form.
a prototype, example, or precursor.
a distinctive nature, character, or type:
a person of a simple mold.
Shipbuilding.
1. a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
2. a template for a frame.
Architecture.
1. a molding.
2. a group of moldings.

verb (used with object)

to work into a required shape or form; shape.
to shape or form in or on a mold.
Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
to have influence in determining or forming:
to mold the character of a child.
to ornament with moldings.

mold

[ mohld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
any of the fungi that produce such a growth.

verb (used with or without object)

to become or cause to become overgrown or covered with mold.

mold

[ mohld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
British Dialect. ground; earth.

mold

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noun

the US spelling of mould 1

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mold¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun molde, moulde “pattern, model, mold,” from Anglo-French molde, from Old French molle, modle, moule, from Latin modulus “standard unit (of measurement)”; the verb is derivative of the noun; mode

Origin of mold²

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English moulde, molde, apparently noun use of variant of earlier (i)mouled, moueld, past participle of moule(n), muhlen “to grow moldy, spoil, rot”; from Old Norse; compare Old Icelandic mygla, Swedish ��ö��, both meaning “to become moldy”

Origin of mold³

First recorded before 900; Middle English molde, moulde, mulde “dirt, loose earth, soil; earth or soil of a grave,” Old English molde “dust, sand, earth, the earth”; cognate with Gothic mulda “d�ܲ��,” Old Icelandic mold “earth, mold,” Old High German molta “dust”; akin to meal ², mill ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

see cast in the same mold .

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Example Sentences

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After a runaway success with fiction, she’s exploring her power to mold reality to her advantage, too.

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At the whims of his grief, Cronenberg succumbs to feeling, resisting the popular urge to mold grief into an allegory for horror.

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Even in this cinematic simulation, the brotherhood molded by combat is made to look appealing.

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It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.

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Then it went to the molding team, who 3D-printed the main shape of the puppet with fiberglass molds.

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