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Webster 1913 Edition
Moulder
{
, Mold′er
,Mould′er
}Noun.
One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically
(Founding)
, one skilled in the art of making molds for castings. {
Mold′er
,Mould′er
, }Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Moldered
or Mouldered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Moldering
or Mouldering
.] [From
Mold
fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern
.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
The
moldering
of earth in frosts and sun. Bacon.
When statues
molder
, and when arches fall. Prior.
If he had sat still, the enemy’s army would have
moldered
to nothing. Clarendon.
{
Mold′er
,Mould′er
, }Verb.
T.
To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
[Time's] gradual touch
Has
Has
moldered
into beauty many a tower. Mason.