The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modeledor Modelled; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.
   modellare.]
   To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
   model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
   model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
   to the plan delineated.
   [1913 Webster]