mold

Definition

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

Etymology

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.

Example Sentences

• "the oval mold of her face"
• "Crowned with an architrave of antique mould."
• "This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men."