Definitions
become moldy; spoil due to humidity
Word origin
From Middle English myldew, from Old English meledēaw, mildēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (“honey”) + *dauw (“dew”). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Damp-surface growth”6 letters
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