1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a raised mass of earth, stones, or other compacted material.
2 a heap or pile.
3 a hillock.
--v.tr.
1. heap up in a mound or mounds.
2 enclose with mounds.
Etymology: 16th c. (orig. hedge or fence): orig. unkn. 2. n. Heraldry a ball of gold etc. representing the earth, and usu. surmounting a crown.
Etymology: ME f. OF monde f. L mundus world