Meanings
mould1
plural moulds
- countableuncountableCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
The design it is to assume is formed in a metal mould, and into this the leather, in its pliant state is forced by a hydraulic power.
1847, editorial staff, “Decorations in Leather”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 681 more example
The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.
2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33
present singular third person moulds · participle present moulding · participle past moulded · past moulded
- Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
Max Chafkin, Thiel's biographer, describes Vance as his "extension", while Cadwalladr describes Vance, somewhat impolitely, as "Thiel's creature… a man Thiel moulded in his own image through lavish investments in his business and political careers".
2024 August 14, Bryn Haworth, “Artificial Ignorance: broligarchs and their brains should read Gulliver”, in Al Majalla, archived from the original on 11 Sep 20241 more example
Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 288
mould2
plural moulds
- countableuncountableCommonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
present singular third person moulds · participle present moulding · participle past moulded · past moulded
- Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).
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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
nounsculpture produced by molding
nouncontainer into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
verbmake something, usually for a specific function
verbshape or influence; give direction to
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
mould · noun, verb
- Latinmodulus
- Old Frenchmodle
- Middle Englishmolde, moulde“mould, cast”
- Englishmould
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
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- Proto-Indo-European*mewk-“slick, soft”
- Proto-Germanic*muglōną
- Old Norsemygla
- Middle Englishmowlde
- Englishmould
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen (“to grow mouldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
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Full word history & related roots →mould · noun
- Old Englishmolde
- Englishmould
From Old English molde. Cognate with Old High German molta, Old Norse mold and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda).
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Full word history & related roots →Mould · proper noun
- Anglo-NormanMathilde
- EnglishMould
English surname, from the Middle English personal name Mauld, reduced from Anglo-Norman Mathilde, a form of the name Matilda. This was a learned borrowing much less common than the vernacular forms Mahalt, Maud and the reduced pet form Till.
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Cite this entry
mould. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mould
“mould.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mould. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mould,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mould.
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