mold

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a distinctive nature, character, or type

   A leader in the mold of their predecessors.

2. 2
   noun

   a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold

   a lobster mold

3. 3
   verb

   fit tightly, follow the contours of

   The dress molds your beautiful figure.

4. 4
   verb

   make something, usually for a specific function

   I molded the rice balls carefully.

5. 5
   noun

   General shape or form.

   the oval mold of her face

6. 6
   noun

   Distinctive character or type.

   a leader in the mold of her predecessors

7. 7
   noun

   A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

   His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

8. 8
   noun

   A group of moldings.

   the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts

Etymology

From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of mowlen, moulen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz 'soft substance' (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.