be cast in a - mold

be cast in a - mold
be of the type specified

he was cast in a cautious mold


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  • mold — in plaster mold jelly (BE) out of (to mold a figure in/out of clay) (D; tr.) to mold from [ furry growth ] to gather mold a jello (AE) in a mold (to be cast in a mold) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • mold, mould — I n. furry growth to gather mold, mould II n. 1) a jello (AE), jelly (BE); plaster mold, mould 2) in a mold, mould (to be cast in a mold, mould) III v. (D; tr.) to mold, mould from, in, out of (to mold, mould a figure in/out of clay) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • cast iron — noun Date: 1664 a commercial alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that is cast in a mold and is hard, brittle, nonmalleable, and incapable of being hammer welded but more easily fusible than steel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cast — [kast, käst] vt. cast, casting [ME casten < ON kasta, to throw] 1. a) to put, deposit, or throw with force or violence; fling; hurl b) to give vent to as if by throwing [to cast aspersions] 2. to deposit (a ballot); register (a vote) …   English World dictionary

  • Cast — Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. About a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cast — (k[.a]st), v. i. 1. To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh. [1913 Webster] Weigh anchor, cast to starboard. Totten. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mold — Mold, Mould Mould, n. [OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See {Model}.] [For spelling, see 2d {Mold}, above.] 1. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cast-iron cookware — Cast iron is used for cookware because it is non toxic, has excellent heat retention and diffusion properties, and is easy to mold. Cast iron cookware is either bare or enameled. Bare cast ironBare cast iron vessels have been used for cooking for …   Wikipedia

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