mold

[ mohld ]

/ moʊld /

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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.

a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
a template for a frame.

Architecture.

a molding.
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.

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Also especially British, mould.

Origin of mold

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English molde < Old French modle < Latin modulus module; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM mold

mold·a·ble, mould·a·ble, adjectivemold·a·bil·i·ty, mould·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby mold

molar volume, molarity, molars, molasse, molasses, mold, mold loft, mold wash, moldau, moldavia, moldavian

Definition for moulding (2 of 2)

mold²

[ mohld ]

/ moʊld /

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.

Also especially British, mould.

Origin of mold

1150–1200; late Middle English mowlde, apparently noun use of variant of earlier mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen to grow moldy, cognate with dialectal Danish mugle

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Example sentences from the Web for moulding

Moulding is currently helping a divorcing couple work through the conditions of a prenup they wrote before DOMA was reversed.
The Gay Divorce Trap: When Same-Sex Marriage Goes Wrong|Lizzie Crocker|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Three or more openings are provided through this moulding material by the insertion of wood or pipe forms.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting|Harold P. Manly
In the moulding room just now it seems to break all around me, and me crying like a child because the boy was gone.
Dr. Jonathan (A Play)|Winston Churchill
The finish of the caique is often extraordinary—finest fret-work and moulding, carved and modelled as for Cleopatra.
The World of Waters|Mrs. David Osborne

I am convinced that it takes place all the time, moulding and influencing the hereditary factors.
Married Love|Marie Carmichael Stopes
Whatever its moulding influences, Essenism represented the spirit of the age, and it spread far and wide.
Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria|Norman Bentwich

British Dictionary definitions for moulding (1 of 2)

moulding

US molding

/ (ˈməʊldɪŋ) /

noun

architect

a shaped outline, esp one used on cornices, etc
a shaped strip made of wood, stone, etc

something moulded

British Dictionary definitions for moulding (2 of 2)

mold

/ (məʊld) /

noun, verb

the US spelling of mould 1

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Scientific definitions for moulding

mold

[ mōld ]

Any of various fungi that often form a fuzzy growth (called a mycelium) on the surface of organic matter. Some molds cause food to spoil, but others are beneficial, such as those used to make certain cheeses and those from which antibiotics like penicillin are developed. The molds do not form a distinct phylogenetic grouping but belong to various phyla including the ascomycetes and the zygomycetes. See also slime mold.

Idioms and Phrases with moulding

mold

see cast in the same mold.

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