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mold 1 M0372000 (mōld)n.1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.4. The shape or pattern of a mold.5. General shape or form: the oval mold of her face.6. Distinctive character or type: a leader in the mold of her predecessors.7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form: a method of scientific investigation that broke the mold and led to a new discovery.8. Architecture See molding.v. mold·ed, mold·ing, molds v.tr.1. a. To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material: molded a cup out of clay.b. To form into a particular shape; give shape to: molded the clay into a ball.c. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence: a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.2. To fit closely by following the contours of (the body). Used of clothing.v.intr. To assume a certain shape: shoes that gradually molded to my feet.
[Middle English molde, from Old French modle, molle, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
mold′a·ble adj.mold′er n.
mold 2 M0372000 (mōld)n.1. a. Any of various filamentous fungi that grow on and contribute to the decay of organic matter.b. A growth of such fungi.2. Any of various other saprophytic or parasitic organisms that resemble fungi, such as slime molds or water molds.intr.v. mold·ed, mold·ing, molds To become moldy.
[Middle English moulde, probably from past participle of moulen, to grow moldy, from Old Norse mygla.]
mold 3 M0372000 (mōld)n.1. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.2. Chiefly British a. The earth; the ground.b. The earth of the grave.3. Archaic Earth as the substance of the human body.
[Middle English, from Old English molde; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  molded - shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"shaped, wroughtformed - having or given a form or shape |
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