molder : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: molder	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for molder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
molder v break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] 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. --Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, 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. --Mason.