mound
1
[ mound ]
/ maʊnd /
noun
verb (used with object)
to form into a mound; heap up.
to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
Origin of mound
1
1505–15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection, (v.) to enclose with a fence; compare Old English
mund hand, hence protection, protector; cognate with Old Norse
mund, Middle Dutch
mond protection
OTHER WORDS FROM mound
un·mound·ed, adjectiveWords nearby mound
moulins,
moulmein,
moult,
moultrie,
moulvi,
mound,
mound builder,
mound-builder,
moundbird,
mounding,
mounds view
Definition for mound (2 of 2)
mound
2
[ mound ]
/ maʊnd /
noun
a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
Origin of mound
2
1250–1300; Middle English: world < Old French
monde < Latin
mundus world
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British Dictionary definitions for mound (1 of 2)
mound
1
/ (maʊnd) /
noun
verb
(often foll by up)
to gather into a mound; heap
(tr)
to cover or surround with a mound
to mound a grave
Other words from mound
Related adjective: tumularWord Origin for mound
C16: earthwork, perhaps from Old English
mund hand, hence defence: compare Middle Dutch
mond protection
British Dictionary definitions for mound (2 of 2)
Word Origin for mound
C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French
monde, from Latin
mundus world