Etymology tree
Old French modlebor.
Middle English molde
English mold
From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.
Meanings
(US, countable, uncountable) A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
(US, countable, uncountable) A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
(US, countable, uncountable) Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
(US, countable, uncountable) The shape or pattern of a mold.
(US, countable, uncountable) General shape or form.
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Crowned with an architrave of antique mould. 1711, Alexander Pope, "The Temple of Fame", in The Works of Alexander Pope: New Ed. Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials, Collected in Part by John Wilson Croker. With Introd. and Notes by Whitwell Elwin, Volume 1, J.Murray, p.206
the oval mold of her face
(US, countable, uncountable) Distinctive character or type.
a leader in the mold of her predecessors
(US, countable, uncountable) A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
(US, countable, uncountable) A group of moldings.
the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts
de Gestalt (general shape or form) · fi valos (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · fo stoypiformur (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · ba ҡалып (frame or model) · cmn 模型 (frame or model) · es molde (shape or pattern of a mold) · de Type (distinctive character or type) · cmn 模具 (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Gussform (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · nn stoypeform (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · gl molde (frame or model) · es molde (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · it calco (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · es pazcón (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · bg калъп (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu forma (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hy կաղապար (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu öntőminta (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · ga múnla (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · bg характер (distinctive character or type) · eu lizun (frame or model) · de Umriß (general shape or form) · fa کالب (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu minta (frame or model) · gl molde (frame or model) · eo muldilo (frame or model) · th แม่แบบ (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fr moule (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · xal кев (frame or model) · es molde (frame or model) · fa قالب (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · es pascón (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · bg шаблон (frame or model) · cs forma (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Gußstück (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · hu forma (shape or pattern of a mold) · hu típus (distinctive character or type) · ru литейная фо́рма (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Form (shape or pattern of a mold) · hu lenyomat (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · mk калап (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · enm molde (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Form (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · ca motlle (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · th แม่พิมพ์ (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · sv gjutform (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · sw kalibu (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · eo matrico (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu minta (shape or pattern of a mold) · ar قَالِب (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · oc mòtle (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fi muotti (distinctive character or type) · gl forma (frame or model) · gl forma (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · tr kalıp (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fi muotti (frame or model) · es molde (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · fi muoto (shape or pattern of a mold) · ht moul (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · ca motle (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fi piirteet (general shape or form) · fi muoto (general shape or form) · de Spannrahmen (frame or model) · pl odlew (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · gl molde (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu jellem (distinctive character or type) · bg форма (general shape or form) · es molde (general shape or form) · ba ҡалып (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu forma (general shape or form) · nl vorm (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Figur (frame or model) · mi tōpuku (frame or model) · de Gestalt (distinctive character or type) · th เบ้าหล่อ (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Form (general shape or form) · de Gestell (frame or model) · hu öntvény (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · ko 틀 (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Typ (distinctive character or type) · mi hangarewa kōaro (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · el καλούπι (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · nl gietvorm (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu alak (general shape or form) · grc πλάθανον (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · it timballo (something that is made in or shaped on a mold) · fi valumuotti (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fi muotti (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · pl forma (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · es troquel (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · hu öntőforma (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · enm molde (frame or model) · pt molde (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · de Modell (frame or model) · gl forma (shape or pattern of a mold) · nb støpeform (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · it stampo (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) · fi olemus (general shape or form) · de Rahmen (frame or model) · nl mal (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)
Etymology tree
Old French modlebor.
Middle English molde
English mold
From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.
Meanings
(US, transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
Not only in formal discourse, but in the ordinary walks of life, a well-modulated, expressive voice is a most valuable asset, whether one’s object be to interest, persuade or convince, to give a command or entreat a favor. The moulding of the voice into finished articulate speech is a mechanism in which the entire oral cavity, including palate, teeth, tongue and lips, take an important part. As a result of either structural defect of these organs, or, as is more often the case, as a consequence of their imperfect innervation, various logopathies may occur, which profoundly affect the social status of the unfortunate individual and seriously embarrass his way to a successful career.
Lisping, stuttering, stammering, lallation, nunnation and sigmatism, paragammacism and paralambdacism are but few of the locutory evils encountered, much too frequently in adolescents and adults. The fact that they are mostly amenable to treatment and may often be completely corrected, with proper attention and training, is something that needs to be more thoroughly impressed upon our educational bodies and sociologic reformers. 1910, Walter A. Wells, “The hygienic, economic and sociologic aspect of the throat”, in The Laryngoscope, volume 20, number 1, →DOI, pages 47–48:
Your hands shaped me and made me … Remember that you molded me like clay. 1978, Job 10:8-9, Old Testament, New International Version
(US, transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
It is you who must mold the minds of your students that they may be wise, farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must sense as the example. 1963. Haile Selassie (translated)
(US, transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
(US, transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
(US, transitive) To ornament with moldings.
(US, intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
got 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · it dare la forma (To shape in or on a mold) · txb tsik- (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · pl odlewać (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · de modellieren (To shape in or on a mold) · cs tvářet (To shape in or on a mold) · de sich anpassen an (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · hu rásimul (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · ca modelar (To shape in or on a mold) · mn цутгах (To shape in or on a mold) · pt modelar (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · pl formować (To shape in or on a mold) · de geformt werden (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · de gießen (To shape in or on a mold) · nl vormen (To shape in or on a mold) · ru лепи́ть (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · es moldurar (to ornament with molding) · es moldear (to ornament with molding) · ca emmotllar (To shape in or on a mold) · de formen (To shape in or on a mold) · fi muotoilla (To shape in or on a mold) · hy ձուլել (To shape in or on a mold) · es amoldarse (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · fi muotoutua (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · pl modelować (To shape in or on a mold) · ar سَنَّ (To shape in or on a mold) · hu idomul (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · es amoldar (To shape in or on a mold) · grc πλάσσω (To shape in or on a mold) · es moldear (To shape in or on a mold) · pl kształtować (To shape in or on a mold) · de formieren (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · de Form geben (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · bg оформям (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · as গঢ়া (To shape in or on a mold) · ru формирова́ть (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · hu alakít (To shape in or on a mold) · fi muokata (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · es moldar (To shape in or on a mold) · ht moule (To shape in or on a mold) · it modellare (To shape in or on a mold) · hu igazodik (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · la fingō (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · grc πλάσσω (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · hu mintáz (To shape in or on a mold) · es ahormar (To shape in or on a mold) · eo muldi (To shape in or on a mold) · hu megmintáz (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · es moldar (to ornament with molding) · fi muotoilla (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · es ahormarse (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · fi muokkautua (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · hu alakul (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · nl de vorm aannemen van (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · nl vormgeven (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · de modellieren (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · ru формова́ть (To shape in or on a mold) · hu kialakít (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · de modulieren (To shape in or on a mold) · pt moldar (To shape in or on a mold) · de formen (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · hu megformál (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) · pt moldar-se a (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) · pt modelar (To shape in or on a mold) · bg формовам (To shape in or on a mold) · hu formál (To shape in or on a mold)
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of mowlen, moulen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz 'soft substance' (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
Meanings
(US, countable, uncountable) A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
She took the cheese out of the refrigerator and inspected it for mold.
(US, countable, uncountable) A fungus that creates such furry growths.
km ផ្សិត (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · cy llwydni (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hu penész (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · th รา (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · pt mofo (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · it muffa (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · khb ᦣᦱ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hsb plěsniwizna (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ro mucegai (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ar عُفُونَة (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sdh کەڕِگ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tg пӯпанак (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fi home (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · br loued (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · vi mốc (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · cmn 霉 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hsb plěseń (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ang fyne (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ru ми́лдью (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · srn buku (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · uk цвіль (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi kāhekaheka (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ja 黴 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · yue 毛菌 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · my မှို (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ba күк (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · de Mehltau (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · et hallitus (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · el μούχλα (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · es mufa (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi pōhekaheka (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · da mug (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fr mildiou (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · grc εὐρώς (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi hekaheka (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sq myk (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tl apaya (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tsg bagu'bu' (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fo hýggj (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh буђ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · unm ahkokolët (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ga múscán (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · be бро́сня (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tsg kapu-kapu (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · za mwt (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ar تَعَفُّن (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lt miltligė (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · af skimmel (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh плесан (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ckb کەڕوو (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ota كوف (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tr küf (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · is mygla (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hy բորբոս (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tl amag (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ms kulapuk (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh plesan (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi puruhekaheka (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mn хөгц (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · nl meeldauw (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · af muf (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ky көк дат (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hi फफूंदी (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · dsb plěseń (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mnb fuu (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · hnn amling (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · kxd kulat (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ar عَفَن (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh plijesan (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tg карра (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · la mūcor (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · yi שימל (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fa کپک (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · he עֹבֶשׁ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · gl balor (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · be пле́сня (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ba үңәҙ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · uz poʻpanak (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lo ໝ້ຽງ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sk pleseň (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · es moho (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ca floridura (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · uz mogʻor (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · nl schimmel (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · bo ཧམ་འབུ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sl plesen (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · id kapang (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lki کەڕە (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lv pelējums (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · he טַחַב (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · uk плі́сень (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lt pelėsiai (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · wym siymuł (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · pl pleśń (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · eu lizun (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fr moisissure f moisi (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mk му́вла (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi pūhekaheka (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · cv шӑрка (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · za moengj (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · de Schimmel (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tdd ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · uk плі́снява (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · lo ໂໝະ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh buđ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · mi hōpurupuru (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · dsb šere (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · afb عفن (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · az kif (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · pam kulapu (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · tg мағор (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ga snas (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · fa پسکه (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · bg пле́сен (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sh плијесан (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · gl mofo (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ko 곰팡이 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sv mögel (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · yue 毛 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ta பூஞ்சை (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · be цвіль (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ka ობი (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · cs plíseň (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · pt bolor (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ka ობის სოკო (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · kk зең (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · cmn 霉菌 (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · kk зай (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · eo ŝimo (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · sw kuvu (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ru пле́сень (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi) · ml പൂപ്പൽ (furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi)
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of mowlen, moulen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz 'soft substance' (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
Meanings
(US, transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
(US, intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
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Translations (15)
es florecerse (intransitive) · es enmohecer (intransitive) · de 2. verschimmeln (transitive) · de 1. verschimmeln lassen (transitive) · es mohecerse (intransitive) · es escalfecerse (intransitive) · es mohecer (transitive) · de verschimmeln lassen (intransitive) · es enmohecer (transitive) · es amohecerse (intransitive) · es enmohecerse (intransitive) · es amohecer (transitive) · es amohecer (intransitive) · es amohosarse (intransitive) · es mohosearse (intransitive)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂téh₂
Proto-Germanic *muldō
Proto-West Germanic *moldu
Old English molde
Middle English molde
English mold
From Middle English molde, from Old English molde, from Proto-Germanic *muldō (“dirt, soil”) (compare Old Frisian molde, Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, obsolete German Molte, Norwegian Bokmål mold, and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda)), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-téh₂ (compare Ashkun mič, Kamkata-viri muři, mřey, mřëi, Prasuni mire, Waigali muk, all meaning "clay").
Meanings
(US, countable, uncountable) Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂téh₂
Proto-Germanic *muldō
Proto-West Germanic *moldu
Old English molde
Middle English molde
English mold
From Middle English molde, from Old English molde, from Proto-Germanic *muldō (“dirt, soil”) (compare Old Frisian molde, Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, obsolete German Molte, Norwegian Bokmål mold, and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda)), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-téh₂ (compare Ashkun mič, Kamkata-viri muři, mřey, mřëi, Prasuni mire, Waigali muk, all meaning "clay").
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ
Proto-Germanic *muldô
Proto-West Germanic *moldō
Old English molda
Middle English molde
English mold
From Middle English molde (“top of the head”), from Old English molda, molde, from Proto-West Germanic *moldō, from Proto-Germanic *muldô, from a Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ, parallel to Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhán).
Meanings
(US, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) The top or crown of the head.
By reaſon whereof the flaſhing of the Water, and ſharpness of the Air, did ſo pierce the Archbiſhop (being above Threeſcore and thirteen years of Age) that he complained the ſame night of a great cold, which he had then taken in the mould of his Head. 1612, Sir George Paule, The life of John Whitgift […] , London: Ri. Chiswell, published 1699, page 118:
What a while continueth the mould and crowne of our heads to beate and pant, before our braine is well ſetled[…] 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book VII.] The Proëme.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 152:
[…]its eyes as large as a mans; and betwixt the two eyes, it hath a hole like the mould in the head of a man, by which it ſucks in and ſpouts out the Water[…] 1687, Jean de Thévenot, “Book I, Chapter II”, in Archibald Lovell, transl., Travels into the Levant, volume Part II, London, page 6: