MOLDER
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{ Mold"er, Mould"er } (?), n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
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{ Mold"er, 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.
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The moldering of earth in frosts and sun.
Bacon.
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When statues molder, and when arches fall.
Prior.
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If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing.
Clarendon.
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{ Mold"er, Mould"er, } v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
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[Time's] gradual touch
Has moldered into beauty many a tower.
Mason.
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