iron mouldiron moldn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪən ˌməʊld/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌmoʊld/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and mould n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, mould n.¹

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + mould n.¹, originally as alteration of iron mole n.

†a. A pernicious person or thing; a moral stain or blemish. Cf. iron mole n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [noun] > a moral blemish or stain

smitOE

wem?c1225

tachec1330

spot1340

wrinklea1400

tackc1425

iron mould1584

iron mole1599

soil1600

taintment1633

smirch1862

1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers f. 16 It greeueth me to consider of y^e vnhappie state of some, who..like white rambricke are stained with this yron moulde.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 22 Such iron moulds as these shall have autority to knaw out the choicest periods of exquisitest books.

1782 S. Hoole Mod. Manners (ed. 2) viii. 71 Now powders will take out the fix'd iron-mould Of lewdness.

b. literal. A spot or stain on cloth, paper, etc., caused by iron rust or ink containing iron salts. Now chiefly as a mass noun: staining of this kind. Cf. iron mole n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > spotted condition > spot

speckc725

moleeOE

spot?c1225

wen1340

spleck1398

tachea1400

motec1400

macule?a1425

smot1532

fleck1598

iron mould1638

flecket1684

sye1781

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > spotted condition > spot > on cloth

iron mould1638

1638 R. Younge Drunkard's Char. 378 Fine linnen being once stained with black Inke, though it be wash'd never so, will retaine an Iron-mould ever after.

1697 C. K. Art's Master-piece 153 Wet the place with it..in doing it five or six times, the Iron-mould, or Spot will wash out.

1753 Compl. Family Compan. 128 As soon as the Ironmould is out, throw it [sc. linen] into cold Water.

1788 Trans. Soc. Arts 6 169 In this [paper] there are no Iron Moulds.

1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 67 Yellowish spots very much like iron-moulds.

1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus xiii. 49 Ironmould is a familiar example of a stain caused by a chemical process.

1908 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Bad Times (ed. 2) v. 49 The linen covering above it was limp with damp, and spotted here and there with ironmoulds.

1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Garden Party 33 Of course she wore gloves, white ones, stained at the fastenings with iron-mould.

1959 Home Encycl. 145 Linen, to remove iron-mould. Spread a thick paste of salt and lemon over the stain and put out in the sun to dry.

2000 L. Sage Bad Blood (2003) i. 15 The smell of Brasso, chrysanthemums, damp pew-oak and iron mould from the choir's surplices.

†2. A lump or nodule of ironstone occurring in chalk. English regional (Oxfordshire). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > clod > other clods

clota1398

sock1611

iron mould1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Iron-moulds, certain yellow Lumps of Earth or Stone found in Chalk-pits about the Chiltern in Oxfordshire, which are really a kind of indigested Iron-Oar.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer Berrick-Priory, noted for chalk-pits, in which is found a sort of iron-colour'd terra lapidosa, in the very body of the chalk, which the diggers call Iron-moulds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron mould
释义	iron mouldiron moldn. Brit. /ˈʌɪən ˌməʊld/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌmoʊld/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and mould n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, mould n.¹ Etymology: < iron n.¹ + mould n.¹, originally as alteration of iron mole n. 1. †a. A pernicious person or thing; a moral stain or blemish. Cf. iron mole n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [noun] > a moral blemish or stain smitOE wem?c1225 tachec1330 spot1340 wrinklea1400 tackc1425 iron mould1584 iron mole1599 soil1600 taintment1633 smirch1862 1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers f. 16 It greeueth me to consider of y^e vnhappie state of some, who..like white rambricke are stained with this yron moulde. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 22 Such iron moulds as these shall have autority to knaw out the choicest periods of exquisitest books. 1782 S. Hoole Mod. Manners (ed. 2) viii. 71 Now powders will take out the fix'd iron-mould Of lewdness. b. literal. A spot or stain on cloth, paper, etc., caused by iron rust or ink containing iron salts. Now chiefly as a mass noun: staining of this kind. Cf. iron mole n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > spotted condition > spot speckc725 moleeOE spot?c1225 wen1340 spleck1398 tachea1400 motec1400 macule?a1425 smot1532 fleck1598 iron mould1638 flecket1684 sye1781 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > spotted condition > spot > on cloth iron mould1638 1638 R. Younge Drunkard's Char. 378 Fine linnen being once stained with black Inke, though it be wash'd never so, will retaine an Iron-mould ever after. 1697 C. K. Art's Master-piece 153 Wet the place with it..in doing it five or six times, the Iron-mould, or Spot will wash out. 1753 Compl. Family Compan. 128 As soon as the Ironmould is out, throw it [sc. linen] into cold Water. 1788 Trans. Soc. Arts 6 169 In this [paper] there are no Iron Moulds. 1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 67 Yellowish spots very much like iron-moulds. 1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus xiii. 49 Ironmould is a familiar example of a stain caused by a chemical process. 1908 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Bad Times (ed. 2) v. 49 The linen covering above it was limp with damp, and spotted here and there with ironmoulds. 1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Garden Party 33 Of course she wore gloves, white ones, stained at the fastenings with iron-mould. 1959 Home Encycl. 145 Linen, to remove iron-mould. Spread a thick paste of salt and lemon over the stain and put out in the sun to dry. 2000 L. Sage Bad Blood (2003) i. 15 The smell of Brasso, chrysanthemums, damp pew-oak and iron mould from the choir's surplices. †2. A lump or nodule of ironstone occurring in chalk. English regional (Oxfordshire). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > clod > other clods clota1398 sock1611 iron mould1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Iron-moulds, certain yellow Lumps of Earth or Stone found in Chalk-pits about the Chiltern in Oxfordshire, which are really a kind of indigested Iron-Oar. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer Berrick-Priory, noted for chalk-pits, in which is found a sort of iron-colour'd terra lapidosa, in the very body of the chalk, which the diggers call Iron-moulds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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