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). < v.1611 |
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