Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Molder

Molder , noun

(Founding) One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

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Molder , intransitive verb

[From Mold fine soft earth: compare Prov. German 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

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Molder , transitive verb

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

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