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单词 mouldable
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mouldablemoldableadj.

Brit. /ˈməʊldəbl/, U.S. /ˈmoʊldəb(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s– mouldable, 1800s– moldable (now North American).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mould v.1, -able suffix.
Etymology: < mould v.1 + -able suffix.
Capable of being moulded.
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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable
freec1300
malleablec1395
pliablec1475
workable1545
hammerable1611
mouldable1626
soluble1650
kind1747
plastic1791
temperable1841
mild1878
manipulable1881
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > plastic
malleablec1395
pliablec1475
submissivea1593
waxen1594
cereous1601
mouldable1626
shapeable1647
soluble1650
fictile1676
wax-like1748
plastic1791
society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > malleable
malleable1612
mouldable1626
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §846 The Differences of Impressible and Not Impressible,..Mouldable, and Not Mouldable, Scissible, and Not Scissible.
1753 tr. F. Génard School of Man 15 The heart of a child is like soft wax, Mouldable into every form.
1840 G. Darley Thomas à Becket i. iii. 16 The fiery spirit..Cannot drink up the spring of softness in thee, But leaves thee mouldable by skilful hands.
1883 Christian Commonw. 22 Nov. 137/3 These very women..are the most mouldable creatures possible.
1884 Cent. Mag. 28 124 When the mind of the parent was in a pliant and moldable condition.
1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 May 438/2 Teflon... Mouldable plastics in the form of powder, sheets, rods, tubes, tapes, filaments (non-textile) and shaped pieces.
1966 Listener 4 Aug. 168/1 The tragedy is that children are so mouldable, so tractable, so easily warped by hateful adults.
1992 Men's Health Mar. 62/1 Because fasciae are moldable..they can be lengthened, repositioned and restructured in proper alignment and balance.

Derivatives

ˈmouldableness n. rare = mouldability n.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > malleability
flexibleness1623
malleableness1644
malleability1869
mouldableness1883
1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) ix. 300 The other quality we are to look for in the soul is mouldableness, plasticity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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