molder
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We have cut ourselves off from our own culture, left it to molder -- and in the case of nitrate film, literally disintegrate -- with no benefit to anyone.
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- intransitive verb To crumble to dust; disintegrate.
- transitive verb To cause to crumble. See Synonyms at decay.
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- They gave him fealty in a ritual as old as An, their molder-ing blades flashing greyly in the moonlight. — Harpist in the Wind
- The term "gold-molder" was intended as an insult - implying that the Daewar were as soft and malleable as the bright metal that was the color of their hair and beards, and which they favored for ornamentation. — The Covenant of the Forge
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We have cut ourselves off from our own culture, left it to molder -- and in the case of nitrate film, literally disintegrate -- with no benefit to anyone.
— Techdirt - Would you enjoy having that rusty gold-molder's foot on your neck, Twist Cutshank? " — The Covenant of the Forge
- Let it molder until the roof fell in? — The Gates Of Sleep
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- Probably frequentative of mold3.
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/ (mōlˈdər)/
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