Molder

n.	1.	(Founding) One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Moldered or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] 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.
v. t.	1.	To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. - Mason.

Verb

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molder - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" Synonyms: moulder, rot, decompose

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