mold
1[mohld]
noun
verb (used with object)
Also especially British, mould.
Origin of mold
11175–1225; (noun) Middle English molde < Old French modle < Latin modulus module; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
mold
2[mohld]
noun
verb (used with or without object)
Also especially British, mould.
Origin of mold
21150–1200; 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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Related Words for moulding
fashion, divide, hack, chisel, shape, slice, engrave, etch, mold, sculpt, trim, cleave, hew, indent, form, pattern, chip, stipple, tool, inciseExamples from the Web for moulding
Contemporary Examples of moulding
Historical Examples of moulding
Moreover he made pottery, moulding the clay with his hand, and baking it in a fire.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
He had not been born right, and he had not been helped any by the moulding he had received at the hands of society.
White FangJack London
The plastic fingers were at work about her, moulding her into what she must be as a woman.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
None so humble but he has his share in moulding the destiny of the race.
Inside was a large room in which fifty workers were carving or moulding.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
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mold
noun, verb
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