Mildew
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪl.djuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mildew is a noun meaning (transitive) To taint with mildew.
Meaning
(transitive) To taint with mildew.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.
- (phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Example Sentences
His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.
Hee giues the Web and the Pin, ſquints the eye, and makes the Hare‐lippe; Mildewes the white Wheate, and hurts the poore Creature of earth.
Word Forms
- mildews
- mildewing
- mildewed
Synonyms for mildew
Depending on context, synonyms include mold.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mold, blight, fungus, disease, blanc, powdery.
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