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unmoulding

unmoulding is the present participle and gerund of unmould.

Meaning of unmould

Verb

unmould (third-person singular simple present unmoulds, present participle unmoulding, simple past and past participle unmoulded)

  1. (transitive) To remove from a mould.
    • place weight on top and when chilled unmould and garnish with watercress or sprigs of parsley .1900, Anna Morrison, “Special Christmas Dishes”, in The Delineator, volume 56, page 751
  2. (transitive) To change the form of; to reduce or unmake from any form.
    • Unmoulding reason's mintage.1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...

Questions about unmoulding

What is unmoulding the present participle and gerund of?
Unmoulding is the present participle and gerund of unmould.

Words near unmoulding in the dictionary

  1. unmould
  2. unmouldable
  3. unmoulded
  4. unmouldered
  5. unmouldering
  6. unmoulding
  7. unmoulds
  8. unmouldy
  9. unmoulted
  10. unmounded
  11. unmount

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