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moulder |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. --Mason. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n. One who or that which molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr & vb n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form or waste away by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mould \Mould\ (m[=o]ld), Moulder \Mould"er\, Mouldy \Mould"y\, etc See {Mold}, {Molder}, {Moldy}, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: moulder v : break down "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {rot}, {molder}]
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