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{ Mold, Mould, } n. [From the
p. p. of OE. moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel.
mygla to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf. Sw.
mögla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf.
Moldy.] (Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various
kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and
Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic
matter.

&fist; The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold,
and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored
up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. M.
J. Berkley.

{ Mold, Mould, } v. t. To
cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

{ Mold, Mould, } v. i. To
become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a
mold.

{ Mold, Mould, } n. [OE.
molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L.
modulus. See Model.] [For spelling, see 2d Mold,
above.


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