Molding

Quick meaning: Molding is a noun meaning The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

Meaning

The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

More Meanings

1. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
2. (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
3. (founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
4. (milling) A mill for shaping timber.
5. (founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
6. present participle and gerund of mold
7. (architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.

Example Sentences

A fine-scale denticulated molding in the cornice, repeated elsewhere in the exterior wood trim, lends an air of exceptional richness and refinement.

Word Forms

• moldings

Synonyms for molding

Depending on context, synonyms include mold, border, casting, modeling, moulding, mould.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mould, moulding, modeling, border, casting, ogee.

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