Meaning and origin of the word mould

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Definition of mould:

part of speech: noun

A hollow form in which anything is cast: a pattern: the form received from a mould: character.
part of speech: noun

Dust: soil rich in decayed matter: the matter of which anything is composed: a minute fungus which grows on bodies in a damp atmosphere, so named from often growing on mould.
part of speech: verb

To become mouldy.
part of speech: noun

Fine soft earth such as constitutes soil; friable earth; garden- soil; matter of which anything is formed.
part of speech: verb

To cause to contract mould; to become mouldy.
part of speech: verb

To form into a particular shape; to fashion; to knead.
part of speech: verb

To cover with mould or soil: to cause to become mouldy.
part of speech: noun

MOULDER.
part of speech: noun

That in which anything is cast and receives its form; the matrix; a shape for confectionery; the cast or form given.
part of speech: noun

The thread- like fungi or down- like substance which forms on bodies, particularly when exposed to warm or damp air, and which prey upon them and destroy their valuable properties.
part of speech: verb

To form in a mould: to knead, as dough.

Common misspellings:

The Fates who mould us, always work from the main- spring. "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith" – George Meredith
On the whole, at Paris, the women, with all their faults, are of finer mould than the men." "The Parisians, Book 11." – Edward Bulwer-Lytton
" They resemble each other in some measure," said Mrs. Pryor; " yet a difference of character may be traced in the different mould of the brow and mouth." "Shirley" – Charlotte BrontÃ«
In the first place if men will mould their wives, they must expect that kind of thing; and then, after all, was there any harm done? "Orley Farm" – Anthony Trollope

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