[məʊld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens
(e.g: the smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould)

- a distinctive and typical style, form, or character
(e.g: he's a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker)

- a frame or template for producing mouldings
(e.g: all the moulds, masters or originals, had been kept for reference)


Phrases:
- break the mould

Origin:
Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus (see modulus)

[məʊld], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form (an object) out of malleable material
(e.g: mould the figure from white fondant)

- influence the formation or development of
(e.g: he was instrumental in moulding the policy and ideals of the journal)


Phrases:
- break the mould

Origin:
Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus (see modulus)

[məʊld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter
(e.g: mould may flourish unhindered)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: probably from obsolete mould, past participle of moul ‘grow mouldy’, of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse mygla ‘grow mouldy’

[məʊld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- soft loose earth
(e.g: the ground was soft and damp, with old leaves thick in the mould)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English molde, from a Germanic base meaning ‘pulverize or grind’; related to meal