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Mildew   /mˈɪldˌu/   Listen
Mildew

noun
1.
The process of becoming mildewed.  Synonyms: mold, mould.
2.
A fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter.
verb
(past & past part. mildewed; pres. part. mildewing)
1.
Become moldy; spoil due to humidity.  Synonym: mold.



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"Mildew" Quotes from Famous Books



... evident you are not equally generous in surrendering the amiability of Timon, along with the depravity of Iago, to the arsenal of feminine weapons. What corroding mildew of discontent has fallen from Mrs. Parkman's velvet dress, and rusted the ...
— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson

... puppets or my plot-wires creak a bit noisily,—what then? Creaking, at worst, is a sure indication of movement,—of action,—of incessant progress of sorts. A thing that creaks is not standing still and gathering mildew. It moves. Otherwise it ...
— When Winter Comes to Main Street • Grant Martin Overton

... mildew that stained the ghastly gaunt angels who kept guard over the dust of the dead wife, extended yet further than the silent territory over which sexton and mattock reigned, for one dreary December night, instead of nestling for a post-prandial ...
— Vashti - or, Until Death Us Do Part • Augusta J. Evans Wilson

... the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon; And yet more med'cinal is it than that moly That Hermes once to wise Ulysses gave; He call'd it haemony, and gave it me, And bade me keep it as of sovran use 'Gainst all enchantments, mildew, blast, or damp, Or ghastly furies' apparition. And now I find it true; for by this means I knew the foul enchantress, though disguised, Enter'd the very lime-twigs of her spells, And yet came off. ...
— Bunyan Characters (Second Series) • Alexander Whyte

... putting away clothes-bags into numerous boxes. The ironing-room farther on is filled with busy workers. Days come during every week when time is spent in the study of laundry chemistry. Rust and mildew stains and scorching are some of the problems of the Laundry, and they find solution. Soap, starch, water, and bluing have their composite qualities and are analyzed, and no more interesting correlation is there than that of the laundry with ...
— Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements • Various


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