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[syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n.
One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape;
specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making
molds for castings.
[1913 Webster] Molder
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Molderedor Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or
Mouldering.] [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G.
multern.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon.
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When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior.
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If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have
moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
[1913 Webster] Molder
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t.
To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
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[Time's] gradual touch
Has moldered into beauty many a tower. --Mason.
[1913 Webster] Moldery
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
molder
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]