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mould

noun [C] (SHAPE) UK (US mold)
 
 
/məʊld/ US  /moʊld/

Definition

a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container: a cake/jelly mouldModels and moulds
(Definition of mould noun (SHAPE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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