mound
1[ mound ]
/ maʊnd /
noun
verb (used with object)
to form into a mound; heap up.
to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
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Origin of mound
11505–15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection, (v.) to enclose with a fence; compare Old English mund hand, hence protection, protector; cognate with Old Norse mund,Middle Dutch mond protection
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Definition for mound (2 of 2)
mound2
[ mound ]
/ maʊnd /
noun
a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
Origin of mound
21250–1300; Middle English: world <Old French monde<Latin mundus world
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British Dictionary definitions for mound (1 of 2)
mound1
/ (maʊnd) /
noun
verb
(often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap
(tr) to cover or surround with a moundto mound a grave
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Related adjective: tumularWord Origin for mound
C16: earthwork, perhaps from Old English mund hand, hence defence: compare Middle Dutch mond protection
British Dictionary definitions for mound (2 of 2)
Word Origin for mound
C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French monde, from Latin mundus world
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