| 单词 | unmould | 
| 释义 | unmouldunmoldv. 1.   a.  transitive. To destroy the mould or form of; to undo the moulding of. Also figurative. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > make shapeless			[verb (transitive)]		 unmould1611 unform1621 unbody1651 1611    R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues  				Demouler, to vnmould; breake the mould,..spoyle the frame, of. 1637    J. Milton Comus 18  				His banefull cup..Whose pleasing poison The visage quite transforms of him that drinks,..Unmoulding reasons mintage Character'd in the face. 1787    J. Oldmixon Apollo turn'd Stroller  i. 10  				To Justice Midas, quick the case I'll unfold, He, will your lewd contrivances soon unmould. 1798    S. T. Coleridge Dungeon in  W. Wordsworth  & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 140  				So he lies Circled with evil, till his very soul Unmoulds its essence. 1826    T. De Quincey in  Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 738  				The flash..of colourable truth, being as frail as the resemblances in clouds, would, like them, unmould and ‘dislimn’ itself (to use a Shakespearian word). 1841    Amer. Electric Nov. 417  				Our assent to a doctrine, which requires us so entirely to unmould and unbuild the whole structure of our mental habits and acquirements. 1918    M. Corelli Young Diana 378  				You can make and unmake the human body..as a sculptor can mould and unmould a statue. 1976    K. Das My Story xxx. 94  				Wipe out the paints, unmould the clay. Let nothing remain of that yesterday. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > lose shape			[verb (intransitive)]		 unmould1685 1685    W. Clark Grand Tryal  ii. xiv. 92  				This is that formal piece of dullest clay, That moulded, and unmoulded every day. 1834    T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in  Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 688/2  				The restless elements of opinion..moulding themselves eternally..finally unmould and ‘dislimn’.  2.  transitive. To take (something, esp. food) out of a mould. Also intransitive with object implied. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > 			[verb (intransitive)]		 > unmould unmould1862 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > perform general preparation processes			[verb (transitive)]		 > take out of mould unmould1862 1862    C. E. Francatelli Royal Eng. & Foreign Confectioner xlii. 386  				To insure success, the best plan is to unmold the ices an hour before serving them. 1871    A. Gouffé tr.  J. Gouffé Bk. Preserves xxviii. 312  				Unmould the chocolate and wrap it up. 1904    Relig. Telescope 10 Feb. 185/2  				When ready to serve, unmold the meringue. 1977    Lancashire Life Mar. 111/2  				Pour into a suitable mould and chill or leave to set. Unmould onto lettuce leaves and serve with mayonnaise. 2005    N. Perry Food I Love 427  				To serve, unmould the semifreddo and remove the plastic wrap. Derivatives  unˈmoulding  n. ΚΠ c1694    E. Dummer  & W. Lee in  Naval Misc. II 		(1912)	 		(modernized text)	 148  				Sometimes it [sc. rebuilding] is only taken to be the unmoulding of the frame and the stripping of the out and in-board work. 1834    T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in  Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 67/1  				The ‘dislimning’ and unmoulding of some mighty pageantry in the heavens has its own appropriate grandeurs. 1909    Boston Cooking-school Mag. Mar. 390/1  				A mould lined with caramel insures perfect unmolding of the custard. 2007    L. B. Hall Fabulous Food 30  				Pour into six ramekins (rinsed for easy unmoulding). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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