Sekirov Dictionary

moulder

UK /ˈməʊldə/US /ˈmoʊldəɹ/

noun7

  1. A person who moulds or shapes material into objects, especially clay into bricks, pottery, etc.
  2. An instrument or machine used to mould or shape material into objects.
  3. (figurative) A person or thing that influences or shapes; an influencer, a shaper.
  4. A person who makes moulds for casting metal; a mouldmaker.
  5. (no longer used) A person who moulds dough into loaves for baking into bread.
  6. (no longer used) Synonym of mould (“loose, friable soil”); also, dust.
  7. (no longer used, rare) Synonym of mould (“a natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air”)

verb5

  1. (UK, Scotland) Often followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.
  2. Often followed by away: to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.
  3. (figurative) To die away, to disappear.
  4. (figurative, no longer used) To cause (someone or something) to die away or disappear.
  5. (figurative, no longer used) Often followed by away: of a group of people (especially an army): to diminish in number; to dwindle.
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mouldered · mouldering · moulders

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