{ Mold"er, Mould"er } (?), n. One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

{ Mold"er, Mould"er, } v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moldered (?) or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.

The moldering of earth in frosts and sun.

When statues molder, and when arches fall.

If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing.

{ Mold"er, Mould"er, } v. t. To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.

[Time's] gradual touch
Has moldered into beauty many a tower.