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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mil-doo, -dyoo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪlˌdu, -ˌdyu


Définition of mildew

Origin :
  • mid-13c., mildeu "honeydew, nectar," from Old English meledeaw "honeydew" (sticky stuff exuded by aphids), from Proto-Germanic compound of *melith "honey" (see Melissa) + *dawwaz "dew" (see dew). Cf. Old Saxon milidou, Dutch meeldauw, German Meltau "mildew."
  • First element in many cases assimilated to forms of meal (n.2) "ground grain." As a kind of fungus it is first recorded mid-14c., so called from its being sticky and originally growing in plants. As a verb from 1550s. Related: Mildewed.
  • noun fungus
Example sentences :
  • The very spectacle of that form which I had learned to love is mildew and contagion to my eyes.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Of these, mealy-bug, red-spider, thrips and mildew are most troublesome.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The only fungous disease of the grape troublesome in the greenhouse is mildew.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The vine is vigorous, hardy and productive but subject to mildew and rot.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The vine is vigorous, hardy and productive but susceptible to mildew.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • And I've had to turn everything out of every shelf in the house, for mildew and moths.
  • Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin
  • Every spot of mildew on the ancient wall-paper was familiar.
  • Extract from : « Mary, Mary » by James Stephens
  • Pale patches on the leaves are caused by mildew and are a sign of decay.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
  • It is no pleasure to me to enter this house, and ruin and mildew everything I touch.
  • Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough
  • If it be mildew, the specimen must come out of the case and be properly dried.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne

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