mold

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
noun container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
noun loose soil rich in organic matter

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

A._), brown sugar in cone-shaped molds. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
In what molds were they cast?' — Shadows in the Moonlight, Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard
They mumbled something about 'experience base' and 'fitting the mold'. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

cast, mould, stamp

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