Molder

Definition of Molder

Mold´er
n.1.(Founding) One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
v. i.1.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.
[imp. & p. p. Moldered or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.]
The moldering of earth in frosts and sun.
- Bacon.
When statues molder, and when arches fall.
- Prior.
If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing.
- Clarendon.
v. t.1.To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
[Time's] gradual touch
Has moldered into beauty many a tower.
- Mason.

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