mold : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
  myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
  

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• a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. Written also bead mould.

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Bed"-mold`ing, Bed"-mould`ing noun

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1. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.

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• or mould, the blue fungus (Aspergillus glaucus) which grows on cheese. Brande & C.

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• noun fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves
  Peronospora tabacina.
  

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• noun a mold of the genus Rhizopus
  Rhizopus nigricans.
  

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• noun differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
  

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• (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style.

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• (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.

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• (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof.

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• (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.

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• (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.

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• noun (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
  drip mould; drip.
  

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• (Arch.), a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.

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• (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle.

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• the templet or pattern by which carpenters, ect., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, ect.

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• rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. Mortimer.

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• (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.

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Hood" mold`ing, Hood" mould`ing

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1. (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold.

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• a box or mold in which ingots are cast.

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• (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.

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• noun a spot caused the staining with rust or ink
  iron mould.
  

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• a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron.

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• a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.

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• noun soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
  leaf mould; leaf soil.
  

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• (Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam, n., 2.

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• the process or business of making loam molds.

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• (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.

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• noun salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin
  

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• (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth.

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• (Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with smalt, flat disks.

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• (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are plain figures.

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• noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
  myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
  

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• noun a blight of potatoes
  potato disease; potato murrain; potato mildew; potato blight.
  

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• noun a molding having a small groove in it
  quirk moulding.
  

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• a bead between two quirks.

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• noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
  slime mould.
  

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• (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.

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• (Founding), to form the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing it around the pattern.

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• noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
  myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
  

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• noun parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil
  

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