1mold (US) or Brit mould 
/ˈmoʊld/ noun
plural molds /ˈmoʊld/ noun [count] 1 a : a container that is used to give its shape to something that is poured or pressed into it
▪ The candles are made in a mold. ▪ The gelatin is poured into a mold and chilled until firm.
b : something made in a mold
▪ a large plaster mold of a foot 2 : a usual or typical example of something : a pattern or type of something that is an example to be followed
▪ a movie in the classic/traditional/familiar mold of a Hollywood thriller ▪ She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor. [=she is not a typical college professor] ▪ He is (cast) in the same mold as other troubled heroes. [=he resembles other troubled heroes]
▪ The candles are made in a mold. ▪ The gelatin is poured into a mold and chilled until firm.
b : something made in a mold
▪ a large plaster mold of a foot
▪ a movie in the classic/traditional/familiar mold of a Hollywood thriller ▪ She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor. [=she is not a typical college professor] ▪ He is (cast) in the same mold as other troubled heroes. [=he resembles other troubled heroes]
break the mold 1 : to do something in a completely new way
▪ Voters are looking for a candidate who will break the mold and give them honest answers. 2 informal — used to describe a very unusual or admired person ▪ He was the greatest man I ever knew. They broke the mold when they made that guy. [=there will never be another person like him]
▪ Voters are looking for a candidate who will break the mold and give them honest answers.
— compare 3mold
