Mōld'er or Mōuld'er1, n.
n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape.
3 entries under this word
Molder
Mōld'er or Mōuld'er2, v. i.
[Eng. mold, fine, soft earth; Prov. Ger. multern.]
- To turn to dust by natural decay; to waste away by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble; to perish. “When statues molder, and when arches fall.” Prior.
- To be diminished; to waste away gradually.
If he had sat still, the enemy’s army would have moldered to nothing. Clarendon.
Mōld’er or Mōuld’er3, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. MOLDERED, or MOULDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. MOLDERING, or MOULDERING.] To turn to dust; to crumble; to waste.
[Time’s] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason.