MOLDERING

Verb

moldering

present participle of molder

Anagrams

• gold miner, goldminer, remolding

Source: Wiktionary


MOLDER

Mold"er, Mould"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

Mold"er, Mould"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moldered or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] Etym: [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.]

Definition: 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. 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.

Mold"er, Mould"er, v. t.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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