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Molder   /mˈoʊldər/   Listen
noun
Moulder, Molder  n.  One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.



verb
Moulder, Molder  v. t.  To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. "(Time's) gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower."



Moulder, Molder  v. i.  (past & past part. moldered or mouldered; pres. part. moldering or mouldering)  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." "When statues molder, and when arches fall." "If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing."






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"Molder" Quotes from Famous Books



... do the rock nuthatches construct on their limestone walls? That is one of the most interesting features of the life of these birds. One writer[1] who has observed them in their native haunts describes the rock nuthatch as "an expert clay mixer and molder." The bird does not chisel out a nursery in the rock—no, indeed; his method of constructing his nest is as follows: Having found a little hollow or indentation on the rocky wall, he will erect a cap or dome of mortar over it, plastering the structure so firmly ...
— Our Bird Comrades • Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser



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