molder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb break down
    moulder; rot; decompose.
    • The bodies decomposed in the heat

WordNet

Mold"er, Mould"er noun (Also<
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Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
Mold"er, Mould"er intransitive verb (Also<
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Etymology
From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Moldered or Mouldered; present participle & verbal noun Moldering or Mouldering
Definitions
  1. To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
    The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. Bacon.
    When statues molder, and when arches fall. Prior.
    If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. Clarendon.
Mold"er, Mould"er transitive verb (Also<
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Definitions
  1. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
    [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason.

Webster 1913