mould (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A shapeII. Soil1. terra2. terrēnum (earthy soilIII. A downy, damp concretion • mould (subs.): I. A shape: forma: to pour wax into a m. (a cast of the face), ceram in f. infundere, Plin. 35, 12, 44: a box-wood m. (for cheese), buxea f., Col. 7, 8, fin. Dimin. formula: used by Pall. of that which has been shaped by a mould, Mai. 9, med. Phr.: of the same m. as we, nostrae farinae, Pers. 5, 115: to be cast in the same m., unâ formâ percussa esse, Sen. Ep. 34, extr. See also, nature, kind. II. Soil: 1. terra: v. soil. 2. terrēnum (earthy soil: only in the Scrr. rei Rusticae): flint, with a little m. above it, silex cui superpositum est modicum t., Col. 3, 11, ad fin.: to prevent any m. adhering to the roots, ne quid terreni (radix) habeat, Col. 12, 56: Pall. (N.B.--Terra is a generic term, including all kinds of earth; terrenum is specific, like the Eng.: cf. Pall. 1, 5, init., sabulum sine admixtione terreni, sandy soil with no earthy mould.) III. A downy, damp concretion: mūcor: Col.: v. mouldy: also mildew.