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mould 1
(mōld)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of mold1.
mould 2
(mōld)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of mold2.
mould 3
(mōld)n. Chiefly British
Variant of mold3.
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mould
(məʊld) ormold
n
1. (Art Terms) a shaped cavity used to give a definite form to fluid or plastic material
2. (Building) a frame on which something may be constructed
3. (Art Terms) something shaped in or made on a mould
4. shape, form, design, or pattern
5. specific nature, character, or type: heroic mould.
vb (tr)
6. to make in a mould
7. (Art Terms) to shape or form, as by using a mould
8. to influence or direct: to mould opinion.
9. to cling to: the skirt moulds her figure.
10. (Metallurgy) metallurgy to make (a material such as sand) into a mould that is used in casting
[C13 (n): changed from Old French modle, from Latin modulus a small measure, module]
ˈmouldable, ˈmoldable adj
ˌmouldaˈbility, ˌmoldaˈbility n
mould
(məʊld) ormold
n
1. (Botany) a coating or discoloration caused by various saprotrophic fungi that develop in a damp atmosphere on the surface of stored food, fabrics, wallpaper, etc
2. (Botany) any of the fungi that causes this growth
vb
Also called: mildew (Botany) to become or cause to become covered with this growth
[C15: dialect (Northern English) mowlde mouldy, from the past participle of moulen to become mouldy, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse mugla mould]
mould
(məʊld) ormold
n
1. (Physical Geography) loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter
2. poetic the earth
[Old English molde; related to Old High German molta soil, Gothic mulde]
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mold1
(moʊld)n.
1. a hollow form for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
2. the shape imparted by a mold.
3. something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.
4. a frame on which something is formed or made.
5. shape; form.
6. prototype; precursor.
7. a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.
8. Archit. a molding.
v.t. 9. to work into a required shape or form; shape.
10. to shape or form in or on a mold.
11. Metall. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
12. to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
13. to have influence in determining or forming.
14. to ornament with moldings.
Also, esp. Brit., mould. [1175–1225; < Old French modle < Latin modulus module]
mold′a•ble, adj.
mold′er, n.
mold2
(moʊld)n.
1. a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
2. any of the fungi that produce such a growth; mildew.
v.t. 3. to cause to become overgrown with mold.
v.i. 4. to become overgrown with mold.
Also, esp. Brit., mould. [1150–1200; late Middle English mowlde, appar. n. use of variant of earlier mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen to grow moldy]
mold3
(moʊld)n.
1. loose, friable earth, esp. when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
2. Brit. Dial. ground; earth.
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mould
Past participle: moulded
Gerund: moulding
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| Noun | 1. |  mould - loose soil rich in organic matter |
| 2. |  mould - the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"solid - a three-dimensional shape | |
| 3. | mould - the process of becoming mildewed | |
| 4. |  mould - a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic mattermucor - any mold of the genus Mucor rhizopus - any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus water mold - parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | |
| 5. | mould - a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" | |
| 6. | mould - a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors" | |
| 7. |  mould - sculpture produced by molding sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art | |
| 8. |  mould - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardenscontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) form - a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation" matrix - mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface sandbox - mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal | |
| Verb | 1. |  mould - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| 2. |  mould - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" sand cast - pour molten metal into a mold of sand | |
| 3. | mould - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone" layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands" cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery grind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras" stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles" puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron" beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth" hill - form into a hill roughcast - shape roughly sinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot" handbuild, hand-build, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
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mould
1noun
verb
mould
2noun fungus, blight, mildew, mustiness, mouldiness jars of jam with mould on them
mould
3noun soil, earth, dirt, humus, loam If the soil is very dry or in poor condition, dig in some leaf-mould or compost before planting.
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Translations
formaplíseňpudingželé apodztvárnit
mugformforme=-formmuld
ŝimo
homesienimuotti
kalupplijesan
penész
myglae-î matreitt í mótigróîurmoldmót, formmóta
かび型
곰팡이주형
formā gatavots ēdiens u.tmlforma, veidneizveidotliet formāpelējums
pleseňstvárniť
plesenkalupoblikovati
formmögel
แม่พิมพ์รา
khuônmốc
mould
1 mold (US) [məʊld] N (= fungus) → moho m; (= iron mould) → orín mmould
2 mold (US) [məʊld]A. N (Art, Culin, Tech etc) → molde m
cast in a heroic mould → de carácter heroico
to break the mould they broke the mould when they made him → rompieron el molde después de hacerlo a él
cast in a heroic mould → de carácter heroico
to break the mould they broke the mould when they made him → rompieron el molde después de hacerlo a él
B. VT
mould
3 mold (US) [məʊld] N (= soil) → mantillo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mould
1, (US) moldn
(fig: = character, style) to be cast in or from the same/a different mould (people) → vom gleichen/von einem anderen Schlag sein, aus dem gleichen/einem anderen Holz geschnitzt sein; (novel characters) → nach demselben/einem anderen Muster geschaffen sein; the two painters/novelists etc are cast in or from the same/a different mould → die beiden Maler/Schriftsteller etc verbindet viel/wenig miteinander; to break the mould (fig) → mit der Tradition brechen; they broke the mould when they made him → er hat nicht seinesgleichen; to fit somebody/something into a mould → jdn/etw in ein Schema zwängen
vt
vr to mould oneself on somebody → sich (dat) → jdn zum Vorbild nehmen; to mould oneself on an ideal → sich an einem Ideal orientieren
mould
2, (US) moldn (= fungus) → Schimmel m
mould
3, (US) moldCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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mould1
(American) mold1 (mould) noun1. (soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.
2. a growth on stale food etc. This bread is covered with mould.
ˈmouldy adjective (of food etc) covered with mould. mouldy cheese; The bread has gone mouldy.
ˈmouldiness nounmould2
(American) mold2 (məuld) noun1. a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens. a jelly mould.
2. something, especially a food, formed in a mould.
verb1. to form in a mould. The metal is moulded into long bars.
2. to work into a shape. He moulded the clay into a ball.
3. to make the shape of (something). She moulded the figure out of/in clay.
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mould
→ عَفَنٌ, قَالِبٌ forma, plíseň form, mug Form, Schimmel καλούπι, μούχλα moho, molde homesieni, muotti moisissure, moule kalup, plijesan forma, muffa カビ, 型 곰팡이, 주형 schimmel, vorm form, mugg odlew, pleśń bolor, mofo, molde плесень, футляр form, mögel แม่พิมพ์, รา kalıp, küf khuôn, mốc 模具, 霉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009