n.
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1551
1 archaic : HEDGE , FENCE
2 a (1) : an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones especially : one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site (2) : the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands b : a rounded hill or natural formation
3 a : HEAP , PILE < mound s of work> b : a small rounded mass <a mound of mashed potatoes>