n. | 1. | A spot; a blemish; a mole. |
| 1. | Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil. |
| 2. | Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material. |
v. t. | 1. | To cover with mold or soil. |
n. | 1. | (Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter. |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. |
v. i. | 1. | To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold. |
n. | 1. | The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold. |
| 2. | That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason. |
| 3. | Cast; form; shape; character. |
| 4. | (Arch.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts. |
| 5. | (Anat.) A fontanel. |
| 6. | (Paper Making) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand. |
v. t. | 1. | To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion. |
| 2. | To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb. |
| 3. | To knead; as, to mold dough or bread. |
| 4. | (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made. |