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Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the
remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of
plants; soil. |
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Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed;
composing substance; material. |
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To cover with mold or soil. |
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A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the
great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or
decaying organic matter. |
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To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. |
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To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in
part, with a mold. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Cast; form; shape; character. |
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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. |
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A fontanel. |
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A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is
drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand. |
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To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to
fashion. |
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To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a
molded window jamb. |
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To knead; as, to mold dough or bread. |
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To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be
made. |
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Alt. of Mouldy |