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Added 8 October 2026

mold

/məʊld/ noun

In Latin: fingō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mold at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

verb

To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
To fit closely by following the contours of.

noun

A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
She took the cheese out of the refrigerator and inspected it for mold.
A fungus that creates such furry growths.

verb

To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Origin

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.

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