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Webster 1913 Edition
Mildew
Mil′dew
,Noun.
[AS.
meledeáw
; akin to OHG. militou
, G. mehlthau
, mehltau
; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip
honey. See Mellifluous
, and Dew
.] (Bot.)
A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Mil′dew
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mildewed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mildewing
.] To taint with mildew;
as,
. mildewed
clothingHe . . .
mildews
the white wheat. Shakespeare
Mil′dew
,Verb.
I.
To become tainted with mildew.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mildew
MIL'DEW
,Noun.
1.
Honey dew; a thick, clammy, sweet juice, found on the leaves of plants, which is said to injure the plants by corroding them, or otherwise preventing them from coming to perfection.2.
Spots on cloth or paper caused by moisture.MIL'DEW
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
mildew
mildew
English
Noun
mildew (uncountable)
- (phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Translations
growth of minute fungi
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See also
Verb
mildew (third-person singular simple present mildews, present participle mildewing, simple past and past participle mildewed)
- (transitive) To taint with mildew.
- 1605, The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare, act 3 scene 4
- He […] mildews the white wheat.
- 1605, The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare, act 3 scene 4
- (intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
- His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
Translations
to taint with mildew
to become tainted with mildew
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