Mould Meaning
/moʊld/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
nounCommonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
Sentence Examples
Situation seems to be the mould in which men's characters are formed.
There's some mould in the showers.
Mould began to form on the walls because of the damp.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She poured the melted metal into the ____ to create a statue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist carefully poured the melted bronze into the clay ____ to create a small and very detailed sculpture of a bird for the exhibition.
Word Origin & History
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section."
— 2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33:
"Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 288:
"Max Chafkin, Thiel's biographer, describes Vance as his "extension", while Cadwalladr describes Vance, somewhat impolitely, as "Thiel's creature… a man Thiel moulded in his own image through lavish investments in his business and political careers"."
— 2024 August 14, Bryn Haworth, “Artificial Ignorance: broligarchs and their brains should read Gulliver”, in Al Majalla, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She poured the melted metal into the ____ to create a statue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist carefully poured the melted bronze into the clay ____ to create a small and very detailed sculpture of a bird for the exhibition.