British spelling of buttonmold; a form used to shape button blanks.
Identical to 'buttonmold' but using the British spelling 'mould' instead of American 'mold,' reflecting spelling conventions that diverged in the 18th century.
The British 'mould' and American 'mold' show how a single language split into variants—mould comes straight from Old English, while Americans simplified the spelling, yet both spellings remain valid in their respective countries.
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