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] 1. The matrix, or cavity, in which
anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body
or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly
mold. Milton.

2. That on which, or in accordance with
which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to
regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a
shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.

The glass of fashion and the mold of
form.

Shak.

3. Cast; form; shape; character.

Crowned with an architrave of antique
mold.

Pope.

4. (Arch.) A group of moldings; as,
the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a
Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of
parts.

5. (Anat.) A fontanel.

6. (Paper Making) A frame with a wire
cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making
paper by hand.

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