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Word: Mildew
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English mildēaw ‘honeydew’, of Germanic origin. The first element is related to Latin mel and Greek meli ‘honey’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪldjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thin whitish coating consisting of minute fungal hyphae, growing on plants or damp organic material such as paper.
Short Definition:thin whitish coating consisting of minute fungal hyphae
Word: Mildew
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪldjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
affect or be affected with mildew
Short Definition:affect or be affected with mildew
Examples:- the flat was very damp and mildewed
- there was something depressing about the hundreds of theological volumes mildewing in the damp air
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