Mildew : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mildew	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Mildew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mildew n the process of becoming mildewed [syn: mildew, mold, mould] a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter v become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" Synonym(s): mold, mildew
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede[a0]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew. He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i. To become tainted with mildew.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mildew (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow," yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28).