Phil in SF quoted Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, …
The forest mould pressed against Cordelia's cheek.
— Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) (3%)
new vocabulary: mould
- soft loose earth. the upper soil of cultivated land, especially when rich in organic matter.