Crossword clues for moldered
moldered
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molderedor Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
The moldering of earth in frosts and sun.
--Bacon.
When statues molder, and when arches fall.
--Prior.
If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have
moldered to nothing.
--Clarendon.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: molder)
WordNet
adj. slowly broken down or crumbled into dust; "layers of moldered leaves" [syn: mouldered]
Usage examples of "moldered".
I'm sure that Asturia and Wacune were littered with the souvenirs of idiocies past as well, but those old wounds moldered discreetly in the forests which covered the two northern duchies.