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mould

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mould1 (US), mold
1. a shaped cavity used to give a definite form to fluid or plastic material
2. something shaped in or made on a mould

mould2 (US), mold
1. a coating or discoloration caused by various saprotrophic fungi that develop in a damp atmosphere on the surface of stored food, fabrics, wallpaper, etc.
2. any of the fungi that causes this growth

mould (US), mold
loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter

mold, mould
mold for finishing concrete
1. A concave and/or convex form from which castings or pressings are replicated.
2. A template or pattern. 3. Same as molding.

mould, moulding
British variants of mold, molding.


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In the one case a man can take the mould of any character; in the other, he is lifted out of his proper self.
But chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
And in examining their actions and lives one cannot see that they owed anything to fortune beyond opportunity, which brought them the material to mould into the form which seemed best to them.
 
 
 
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