Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \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. --Mason.
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \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.
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \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. --Bacon.
When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior.
If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon.
A former molder himself, he says he sympathized with the workers on this issue, and the strike helped him make his case to the Railway Ministry.