mouldy
noun
a torpedo.
mouldiness
-
a word derived from
mouldy.
Example Sentences
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There was a mouldiness an’ a soppiness about it that beat the katticombs all to sticks.
From My Doggie and I by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Thorough desiccation is essential in order to prevent subsequent mouldiness or disease of the grain.
From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Loudon Douglas
Soaring aloft, the Kite brings back a field-mouse, most filthy, and stinking from long-contracted mouldiness.
From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
The appliances required for winemaking are all round badly preserved, and are covered with mouldiness and dust.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett
I sat at a table and ate something slimy, salt with a flavour of dampness and mouldiness.
From The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
