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moulder1 US, molder [ˈməʊldə] vb (often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay [verbal use of mould3] moulder2 US, molder [ˈməʊldə] n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a person who moulds or makes moulds 2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing one of the set of electrotypes used for making duplicates ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
moulder verb decay, waste, break down, crumble, rot, disintegrate, perish, decompose the empty, mouldering old house Translations moulder molder (US) [ˈməʊldəʳ] VI (also to moulder away) → desmoronarse (fig) → desmoronarse, decaer moulder1, (US) molder moulder2, (US) molder vi (lit) → vermodern; (leaves also) → verrotten; (food) → verderben; (carcass) → verwesen; (fig) (mental faculties, building) → zerfallen; (equipment) → vermodern, vergammeln (inf); (person) → verkümmern moulder molder (Am) [ˈməʊldəʳ] vi (decay) → ammuffire; (building) → sgretolarsi, andare in rovina moulder molder (Am) [ˈməʊldəʳ] vi (decay) → ammuffire; (building) → sgretolarsi, andare in rovina How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her needle-work was seen on the ruff of the Governor; military men wore it on their scarfs, and the minister on his band; it decked the baby's little cap; it was shut up, to be mildewed and moulder away, in the coffins of the dead. My works don't all moulder away, and rot in the earth. A few hampers, half-a-dozen broken bottles, and such-like rubbish, may be thrown there, when the tenant first moves in, but nothing more; and there they remain until he goes away again: the damp straw taking just as long to moulder as it thinks proper: and mingling with the scanty box, and stunted everbrowns, and broken flower-pots, that are scattered mournfully about--a prey to 'blacks' and dirt. |
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