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Meanings of mould in English

Portuguese
micetes
Catalan
florit
Wikidata

Sculpture produced by molding.

micetes
Portuguese
plasmar
Catalan
formar
Spanish
formar
Wikidata

To create something, usually for a specific function.

plasmar
Wikidata

To make back into a base material by melting.

Wikidata

The process of becoming mildewed.

Usage of mould in English
1
Over the years, water and humidity have let rust and mould spread.
Reuters
2
No previous administration in recent times has managed to break the mould.
The Irish Times
3
The present civilisation of India has the constraining power of the mould.
Creative Unity
4
Each mould contains a different colour of mucus, with a different scent.
The crimson petal and the white
5
There should be only one layer of the pigeons in the mould.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
6
Furthermore, the final polls accurately predicted the smashing of Scotland's political mould.
The Guardian
7
The more mould there is, the darker the colour of the soil.
Lessons on Soil
8
The powder horn and the bullet mould are devices of the past.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
9
Pack the mould in salt and ice for four or six hours.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
10
The mould was a big has-relief of the Way of the Cross.
Cæsar or Nothing
11
Jorian drove the spade in and threw out quantities of hard mould.
The Cloister and the Hearth
12
Once in the mould, it can only with great difficulty be altered.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
13
It is pliable as wax; you can mould it by your will.
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
14
I look forward to seeing some more articles in the Coogan mould.
The Irish Times
15
His opponents see him as a budding new autocrat in Gaddafi's mould.
Reuters
16
Place the platter over the mould and turn platter and mould simultaneously.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
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Mould through the time
Mould across language varieties
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Common
Australia
Common
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Common
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