{ Mold , Mould, } v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler,
moller. See Mold
the matrix.]
1. To form
into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.
He forgeth and moldeth
metals.
Sir M. Hale. Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mold me man?
Milton.
2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.
3. To knead; as, to
mold dough or bread.
4. (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.
{ Mold , Mould, } n. [OE. molde, OF.
mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See Model.]
[For spelling, see 2d Mold, above.]
1. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it
takes its form; also, the body or mass
containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.
Milton.
2. That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.
The glass of
fashion and the mold of form.
Shak. 3. Cast; form; shape; character.
Crowned with an architrave of antique mold.
Pope. 4. (Arch.) A group of moldings; as, the arch
mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.
5. (Anat.)
A fontanel.
6. (Paper Making) A frame with a
wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.
{ Mold , Mould, } v. i. To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with
a mold.
{ Mold , Mould, } v. t. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold
to grow upon.
{ Mold , Mould, } n. [From the p. p. of OE. moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. mygla
to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf. Sw. mögla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf. Moldy.]
(Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the
great groups Hyphomycetes, and
Physomycetes, forming on damp or
decaying organic matter.
&fist; The common blue mold of
cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on
tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. M. J. Berkley.
{ Mold , Mould } (?),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molded or
Moulded; p. pr. & vb. n. Molding or Moulding.]
To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
{ Mold , Mould} (?),
n. [OE. molde, AS. molde; akin to D. mul, G.
mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw.
mull, Goth.
mulda, and E. meal flour. See Meal, and cf. Mole an animal, Mull, v.]
[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the other
words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this
word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the u is now very common in America.]
1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of
plants; soil.
2. Earthy material; the matter of
which anything is formed; composing substance; material.
The etherial mold,
Incapable of stain.
Milton.
Nature formed me of
her softest mold.
Addison.
Mold (?), n. [See Mole a spot.]
A
spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hear it pronounced