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Mould vs Flong - What's the difference?

mould | flong |

As nouns the difference between mould and flong

is that mould is (british|canadian|australian) while flong is a mould, especially one made from , used to create a stereotype.

As verbs the difference between mould and flong

is that mould is (british|canadian|australian) while flong is (obsolete) (fling).

mould

English

Etymology

Via (etyl) and (etyl), from (etyl) modulus

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, Canadian, Australian)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British, Canadian, Australian)

    • flong

    English

    (wikipedia flong)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flan.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mould, especially one made from , used to create a stereotype.
  • * 1892 : Stereotyping, the Papier Mache Process , Charles Sumner Partridge,
    • A few sheets of paper are soaked in water and then pasted together to form a flong'. This ' flong is beaten into a page of type and dried, thus forming a matrix to receive the molten metal, which, when cooled, becomes an exact duplicate of the type page.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (fling)