How to pronounce mold

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What mold means

noun

Most people know mold in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A hollow form that shapes a liquid as it hardens

In a sentence: We poured the melted wax into a star mold to make a candle.

Where it comes from: It comes from the old French word molde, from the Latin modulus, a small measure. It is a different word from the fuzzy mold on old bread.

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