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moul·der  (mldr)

v. Chiefly British

Variant of molder.

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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]

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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)

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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