moulderingmolderingn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊld(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊldərɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s muldring, 1600s–1700s mouldring, 1700s– mouldering, 1900s– moldering (North American).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moulder v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < moulder v. + -ing suffix¹.

Decay, deterioration; crumbling; rotting; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decomposition, melting, or crumbling away

dissolutiona1398

resolution1533

mouldering1562

dissipation1597

deordination1686

decomposition1777

disintegration1794

chemolysis1872

biolysis1897

biodegradation1941

breakdown1959

biodeterioration1960

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 28^v The Larche tre..is not hurted w^t rottyng or muldring.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §337 The Mouldring of Earth in Frosts and Sunne.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 104 The Sand is very white, and in Scilly glistering, which may be occasion'd from the mouldering of Moor-stones.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. i. 3 Their cannon..useless by the mouldring of their carriages.

1831 J. Wilson Unimore ix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 179 They are hidden by that awful veil Whose moulderings many ages will go on Invisibly.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxiv. 104 Thy deepest lays are dumb Before the mouldering of a yew.

1889 W. B. Yeats Wanderings of Oisin 72 Among the mouldering of ancient woods You live.

1967 T. Hughes Scapegoats & Rabies 6 The babel of gravestones, the mouldering of letters and citations.

1991 A. Gay Brooch of Azure Midnight (1993) (BNC) 314 Contaminated with the spores of Fungi in the mouldering of ochre leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

moulderingmolderingadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊld(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊldərɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s muldering, 1500s–1700s mouldring, 1600s mowldring, 1600s– moldering (now North American), 1600s– mouldering.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moulder v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < moulder v. + -ing suffix².

That moulders; decaying, crumbling, rotting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > decomposing, crumbling, or melting away

moultering1568

mouldering1599

dissolving1686

deliquescent1792

murling1827

decomposing1833

disintegrating1872

moulding1907

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > causing decomposition

moulding1684

mouldering1712

disintegrating1832

1599 T. M. Micro-cynicon i sig. B^v There may you see this writhen faced masse, Of rotten mouldring clay.

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 407 Now more and more the mouldring sand Grew firme, and chang'd to solid land.

1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 133 Under this upper Clay lyes a mouldring washy Clay.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 37 Hen-mould..is..a black, hollow, spungy, and mouldering Earth, which is usually found..at and nigh the Bottoms of Hills.

1720 A. Pope Verses Addison's Medals in Wks. 5 Some felt the silent stroke of mould'ring age.

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. 73 Nitre..frosts with branching plumes the mouldering walls.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ii. 43 Oldbuck..read and expounded to the company the various mouldering inscriptions which yet were to be traced upon the tombs of the dead.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred III. vi. iv. 178 We shall..sweep away the mouldering remnants of the Tataric system.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xix. 217 Like mouldering gentlefolk of the poet's story, she could sit and ponder what a gift life used to be.

1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. ii. 42 Sir Edgar..had come here to talk about manuscripts shut up in certain mouldering monasteries in Spain.

1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs xi. 125 The whole place reeked of dried pony droppings, moldering stage-mule manure,..and the noisome stinking dust of human desertion.

a1992 L. Colwin Big Storm knocked it Over (1993) xxxiv. 256 She had found moldering vegetables in the refrigerator and fetid potholders that had been torn to shreds by mice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouldering
释义	moulderingmolderingn. Brit. /ˈməʊld(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊldərɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s muldring, 1600s–1700s mouldring, 1700s– mouldering, 1900s– moldering (North American). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moulder v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < moulder v. + -ing suffix¹. Decay, deterioration; crumbling; rotting; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decomposition, melting, or crumbling away dissolutiona1398 resolution1533 mouldering1562 dissipation1597 deordination1686 decomposition1777 disintegration1794 chemolysis1872 biolysis1897 biodegradation1941 breakdown1959 biodeterioration1960 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 28^v The Larche tre..is not hurted w^t rottyng or muldring. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §337 The Mouldring of Earth in Frosts and Sunne. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 104 The Sand is very white, and in Scilly glistering, which may be occasion'd from the mouldering of Moor-stones. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. i. 3 Their cannon..useless by the mouldring of their carriages. 1831 J. Wilson Unimore ix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 179 They are hidden by that awful veil Whose moulderings many ages will go on Invisibly. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxiv. 104 Thy deepest lays are dumb Before the mouldering of a yew. View more context for this quotation 1889 W. B. Yeats Wanderings of Oisin 72 Among the mouldering of ancient woods You live. 1967 T. Hughes Scapegoats & Rabies 6 The babel of gravestones, the mouldering of letters and citations. 1991 A. Gay Brooch of Azure Midnight (1993) (BNC) 314 Contaminated with the spores of Fungi in the mouldering of ochre leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). moulderingmolderingadj. Brit. /ˈməʊld(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊldərɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s muldering, 1500s–1700s mouldring, 1600s mowldring, 1600s– moldering (now North American), 1600s– mouldering. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moulder v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < moulder v. + -ing suffix². That moulders; decaying, crumbling, rotting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > decomposing, crumbling, or melting away moultering1568 mouldering1599 dissolving1686 deliquescent1792 murling1827 decomposing1833 disintegrating1872 moulding1907 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > causing decomposition moulding1684 mouldering1712 disintegrating1832 1599 T. M. Micro-cynicon i sig. B^v There may you see this writhen faced masse, Of rotten mouldring clay. 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 407 Now more and more the mouldring sand Grew firme, and chang'd to solid land. 1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 133 Under this upper Clay lyes a mouldring washy Clay. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 37 Hen-mould..is..a black, hollow, spungy, and mouldering Earth, which is usually found..at and nigh the Bottoms of Hills. 1720 A. Pope Verses Addison's Medals in Wks. 5 Some felt the silent stroke of mould'ring age. 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. 73 Nitre..frosts with branching plumes the mouldering walls. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ii. 43 Oldbuck..read and expounded to the company the various mouldering inscriptions which yet were to be traced upon the tombs of the dead. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred III. vi. iv. 178 We shall..sweep away the mouldering remnants of the Tataric system. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xix. 217 Like mouldering gentlefolk of the poet's story, she could sit and ponder what a gift life used to be. 1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. ii. 42 Sir Edgar..had come here to talk about manuscripts shut up in certain mouldering monasteries in Spain. 1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs xi. 125 The whole place reeked of dried pony droppings, moldering stage-mule manure,..and the noisome stinking dust of human desertion. a1992 L. Colwin Big Storm knocked it Over (1993) xxxiv. 256 She had found moldering vegetables in the refrigerator and fetid potholders that had been torn to shreds by mice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562adj.1599
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