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black mould

British  

noun

  1. another name for bread mould

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But months after the work was completed, the Wadleys discovered black mould was growing behind the insulation boards.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

There is black mould on the walls while electric sockets hang loose with the wires exposed.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The BBC filmed in another flat with black mould in the hallway, kitchen and on the shower curtains.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

The 36-year-old said they had been living in an AirBnB with black mould in it in the interim after they were evacuated in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

"Make for him a horse of his white grave-stone, Knead a loaf from the black mould beneath him, And the presents cut out from his grave-shroud; Thus equip him for his promised visit."

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

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