Definify.com
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.
Definition 2024
moulder
moulder
English
Verb
moulder (third-person singular simple present moulders, present participle mouldering, simple past and past participle mouldered)
- (transitive) To decay or rot.
- Mason
- [Time's] gradual touch / Has mouldered into beauty many a tower.
- c.1855: John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on! — Traditional, John Brown's Body
- 1841, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Rainy Day", Ballads and Other Poems
- The day is cold, and dark, and dreary
- It rains, and the wind is never weary;
- The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
- But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
- And the day is dark and dreary.
- Mason
Noun
moulder (plural moulders)
- A person who moulds dough into loaves.
- Anyone who moulds or shapes things.
- A machine used for moulding.