unmouldyunmoldyadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈməʊldi/, U.S. /ˌənˈmoʊldi/ rare before late 19th cent.
Not mouldy.
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1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. v. 17 A piece of the Groaning Cake,..which she kept religiously..full forty good yeares unmouldy, and unmouse-eaten.
1889 F. T. Palsgrave Treasury of Sacred Song 74 Unstead, may be, unmouldy, or, unchipped.
1919 House & Garden May 72/3 This constant activity of the air is what insures..unmouldy and cold food.
2008 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 27 Aug. (Eat, Drink, Live section) 14 I was thrilled to see an easy-to-remove, unmouldy screw cap, and I quickly poured a glass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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