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mildew |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede['a]w; akin to OHG. militou G. mehlthau mehltau prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr & vb n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew. He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i. To become tainted with mildew. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mildew n 1: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mold}] 2: a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter v : become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: {mold}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Mildew (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow," yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28).
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