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mouldiness|ˈməʊldɪnɪs|
[f. mouldy a. + -ness.]
The condition of being mouldy; often concr. mouldy growth, mould. Also fig., esp. a state of boredom or discontent. Cf. mouldy a.2 2 b.
1577Harrison England ii. xxiv. (1877) i. 359 A few ancient rolles of parchment..defaced with mouldinesse, and rotten for age. 1685Gracian's Courtier's Orac. 14 Circumstances make things grow young again, they cure them of the musty scent, and the mouldiness of Too often. 1742H. Baker Microsc. ii. lii. 305 Those exceedingly small Plants, invisible to the naked Eye, which compose what we call Mouldiness. 1880M. E. Braddon Just as I am x, A kind of pallid mouldiness pervaded everything. 1916‘Taffrail’ Stand By! 23 Our mouldiness in the morning is merely temporary. |