moulder

moul·der (m

v. Chiefly British

Variant of molder.

moulder¹ US, molder [ˈməʊldə]

(often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay

[verbal use of mould³]

moulder² US, molder [ˈməʊldə]

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

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Verb

moulder - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

molder, rot, decompose

biodegrade - break down naturally through the action of biological agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade"

hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

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

moulder [ˈməʊldə^r] molder (US) vi

(in obscurity) → moisir

[building] → tomber en ruine

moulder¹, (US) molder

n (Tech: = person) → Former(in) m(f), → (Form)gießer(in) m(f)

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

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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.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

My works don't all moulder away, and rot in the earth.

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context

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.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context

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