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mold

1  [mohld]
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–noun
1. a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
2. the shape created or imparted to a thing 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 or form.
6. a prototype, example, or precursor.
7. a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.
8. Shipbuilding.
a. a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
b. a template for a frame.
9. Architecture.
a. a molding.
b. a group of moldings.
–verb (used with object)
10. to work into a required shape or form; shape.
11. to shape or form in or on a mold.
12. Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
13. to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
14. to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child.
15. to ornament with moldings.
Also, especially British, mould.

Origin:
1175–1225; (n.) ME molde < OF modle < L modulus module; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
mold⋅a⋅ble, adjective
mold⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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mold 1   (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. To shape in or on a mold.

    1. To form into a particular shape; give shape to.

    2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence: a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.

  3. To fit closely by following the contours of.

  4. To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

  5. To ornament with moldings.

v.   intr.
To be shaped in or as if in a mold: 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

mold  (1)
"hollow shape," 12c., metathesized from O.Fr. modle (Fr. moule), from L. modulum (nom. modulus) "measure, model," dim. of modus "manner" (see mode (1)). To break the mold "render impossible the creation of another" is from 1566.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 4mold
Variant: or chiefly British mould
Function: noun
1 : a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on dampor decaying organic matter or on living organisms
2 : a fungus (as of the order Mucorales) that produces mold
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mold 2
n.
Any of various filamentous fungi, generally a circular colony having a woolly or furry appearance, that grow on the surface of organic matter and contribute to its disintegration.

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