moulding
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Noun (4)
- a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishingSynonyms: moldingType of decoration, ornamentKinds beading, annulet, subbase, torus, cornice, conge, surbase, egg-and-dart, baseboard, architrave +6 more
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edgeSynonyms: moldingborderType of edgePart of picture frame
- sculpture produced by moldingSynonyms: moldmouldmoldingmodelingclay sculpturemodellingType of sculpture
- a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copiedSynonyms: modelingmodellingmoldingType of sculpture, carving
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures. [wns=1] Syn. — mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
3. Architecture A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, noun, 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, transitive verb [wns=2]
4. Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. [wns=3] Syn. — moolding.
5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. [wns=5] Syn. — modeling, moulding.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
Molding board or Moulding board. (a) See Follow board, under Follow, transitive verb (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. — Molding machine or Moulding machine. (a) Woodworking A planing machine for making moldings. (b) Founding A machine to assist in making molds for castings. — Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber. — Molding sand or Moulding sand Founding, a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
1. a sculpture produced by molding. Syn. — mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
2. a decorative recessed or relieved surface. Syn. — molding, border.
3. a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. Syn. — molding.
4. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. Syn. — modeling, molding.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5