molding
nounUK /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/ · US /ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English moldynge; equivalent to mold + -ing.
7 senses
- 1The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of…
- 2Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as…
- 3A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or…
- 4A planing machine for making moldings.
- 5A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
- 6A mill for shaping timber.
- 7A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
1
US The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2
US Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3
Architecture US 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.
- A fine-scale denticulated molding in the cornice, repeated elsewhere in the exterior wood trim, lends an air of exceptional richness and refinement.1920, Frank Cousins, Phil M. Riley, The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company:
4
US A planing machine for making moldings.
5
US A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6
US A mill for shaping timber.
7
US A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.