mildew — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To taint with mildew.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   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.

2. To become tainted with mildew.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.

Noun

1. the process of becoming mildewed

   Synonyms

   moldmould

   Broader terms

   spoilagespoiling

2. a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter

   Broader terms

   fungus

Verb

1. become moldy; spoil due to humidity

   Synonyms

   moldmould

   Broader terms

   change

   Examples

   The furniture molded in the old house