Mould

mōld, n. dust: soil rich in decayed matter: the matter of which anything is composed: a minute fungus which grows on bodies in a damp atmosphere, so named from often growing on mould: the earth, the ground, the grave, esp. in pl. Mools ( Scot. ).— v.t. to cover with mould or soil: to cause to become mouldy.— v.i. to become mouldy.— n. Mould′-board , the curved plate in a plough which turns over the furrow.— v.i. Mould′er , to crumble to mould: to turn to dust: to waste away gradually.— v.t. to turn to dust.— ns. Mould′ine ; Mould′warp , the mole, which casts up little heaps of mould.— adj. Mould′y , overgrown with mould. [A.S. molde ; Ger. mull , Goth. mulda .]