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Alternative spellings
mold US spelling

Pronunciation
m�ld, m�ld
audio|en-us-mould.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
Via Middle English and Old French from Latin modulus

Noun
en-noun

1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mould.
4. The shape or pattern of a mould.
5. General shape or form.

#: the oval mould of her face

1. distinctive|Distinctive character or type.

#: a leader in the mould of her predecessors

1. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form

#:His method of scientific investigation broke the mould and led to a new discovery.

1. architecture See moulding.

Translations
rfc-trans

French: moulage (1)
Kurdish: KUchar|�اڵ��ب
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Malay: acuan
Spanish: molde

Etymology 2
Via Middle English from Old Norse mygla

Noun
en-noun

1. A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

Derived terms
mouldy, moldy

See also
mildew

Translations

Croatian: plesan
Esperanto: �imo
French: moisi
German: Schimmel
Hungarian: penész
Icelandic: mygla
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Italian: muffa
Serbian: plesan, budja
Slovenian: plesen
Spanish: moho m
Swedish: mögel

Etymology 3
Old English molde

Noun
en-noun

1. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

Synonyms
loose soil
leaf mould

Translations
Latin humus#Latin|humus

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To shape in or on a mould.
2. transitive To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

#*Job 10:8-9, Old Testament, New International Version:
#*:Your hands shaped me and made me....Remember that you molded me like clay.

1. transitive To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence; as, a teacher who helps to mould the minds of his students
2. transitive To fit closely by following the contours of.
3. transitive To make a mould of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
4. transitive To ornament with mouldings.
5. intransitive To be shaped in or as if in a mould.

#:These shoes gradually moulded to my feet.

Translations
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ttbc|Dutch: vorm geven

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