Moulder

Moulder
Molder Mold"er, Moulder Mould"er, v. 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. [1913 Webster]

The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]


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  • moulder — [mōl′dər] vt., vi. chiefly Brit. sp. of MOLDER * * * moul·der (mōlʹdər) v. Chiefly British Variant of molder. * * * …   Universalium

  • moulder — index degenerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • moulder — see MOLDER (Cf. molder). Related: Mouldered; mouldering …   Etymology dictionary

  • moulder — (US molder) ► VERB ▪ slowly decay. ORIGIN perhaps from MOULD(Cf. ↑mould) …   English terms dictionary

  • moulder — [mōl′dər] vt., vi. chiefly Brit. sp. of MOLDER …   English World dictionary

  • Moulder — A wood moulder is a machine used to shape wood with profiled cutters. The profiled cutters are also known as knives, and blades. Tooling refers to cutters, knives, blades including planer blades, and cutterheads. Most moulders require the blades… …   Wikipedia

  • moulder — məʊldÉ™(r) n. one who shapes, one who molds, something which gives form (also moulder) v. decay, fall apart with age, crumble; cause to molder (also moulder) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • moulder — I. /ˈmoʊldə / (say mohlduh) verb (i) 1. to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; waste away: *The rubble of bomb damage was still mouldering in the main streets like broken stumps in a set of teeth. –coralie rees, 1953. –verb (t) 2. to cause to …  

  • Moulder — Molder Mold er, Moulder Mould er, v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. [1913 Webster] [Time s] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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