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noun hollow container VERB + MOULD cast sth in, make sth in The statues were cast in clay moulds. | fill, pour sth into PREP. in a/the ~ Leave the clay in the mould overnight. | ~ for a mould for a bronze statue type of sth ADJ. old, traditional VERB + MOULD be/come from, be cast in, fit (into) She is clearly from a different mould from her team mate. He doesn't fit into the usual mould of head teachers. | break, break free of Breaking the traditional mould of local politics is not going to be easy. trying to break free of the old mould PREP. in a/the ~ a young politician in the mould of the great statesmen of the past PHRASES from/in a different/the same mould His brother came from a different mould, being a successful lawyer. organic growth VERB + MOULD be covered in/with The biscuits were covered in green mould. MOULD + VERB form, grow
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