mold
$ \mathrm{mold}^1 |mōld| (British mould)
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noun
1. a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material (such as wax or metal) when it cools and hardens.
型; (塑造･鋳造用)鋳型; (菓子などの)流し型; (細工物を作る)型, 台.
something made in a mold, especially a gelatin dessert or a mousse:
型に入れて作ったもの〘鋳物･ゼリーなど〙
e.g. lobster mold with a sauce of carrots and port.
2. in singular a distinctive and typical style, form, or character:
〖通例単数形で〗(人の)性格, 性質(character)
e.g. he planned to conquer the world as a roving reporter in the mold of his hero
e.g. the latest policy document is still stuck in the old mold.
archaic form or shape, especially the features or physique of a person or the build of an animal.
｟古｠ (人などの)形, 姿
3. a frame or template for producing moldings.
〘建〙 繰り形(molding)
verb with object
form (an object with a particular shape) out of easily manipulated material:
«…を» …を練って作る, 型に入れて作る «into» ; «…で/…から» …を作る «in/out of, from» ; …の鋳型を作る
e.g. a Connecticut inventor molded a catamaran out of polystyrene foam.
give a shape to (a malleable substance):
e.g. take the marzipan and mold it into a cone shape.
influence the formation or development of:
«…に» 〈性格･世論など〉を形作る «into» ; …に強い影響を与える; …を練り上げる.
e.g. the professionals who were helping to mold US policy.
(often as adjective molded) shape (a column, ceiling, or other part of a building) to a particular design, especially a decorative molding:
e.g. a corridor with a molded cornice.
PHRASES
break the mold
put an end to a restrictive pattern of events or behavior by doing things in a markedly different way:
e.g. his work did much to break the mold of the old urban sociology.
DERIVATIVES
moldable |ˈmōldəb(ə)l| adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus (see modulus).
$ \mathrm{mold}^2 |mōld| (British mould)
noun
a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.
かび; 糸状菌.
The fungi belong to the subdivision Deuteromycotina (or Ascomycotina).
ORIGIN
late Middle English: probably from obsolete mould, past participle of moul‘grow moldy’, of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse mygla ‘grow moldy’.
$ \mathrm{mold}^3 |mōld| (British mould)
noun chiefly British
soft loose earth. See also leaf mold.
腐葉土
the upper soil of cultivated land, especially when rich in organic matter.
沃土, 耕土〘有機物を含み植物の成長に適する〙
ORIGIN
Old English molde, from a Germanic base meaning ‘pulverize or grind’; related to meal2.