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molding

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noun/ˈməʊl.dɪŋ//ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.UScountableuncountable

  3. 3

    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.UScountableuncountable

    • A fine-scale denticulated molding in the cornice, repeated elsewhere in the exterior wood trim, lends an air of exceptional richness and refinement.
  4. 4

    A planing machine for making moldings.UScountableuncountable

  5. 5

    A machine to assist in making molds for castings.UScountableuncountable

  6. 6

    A mill for shaping timber.UScountableuncountable

  7. 7

    A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.UScountableuncountable

verb/ˈməʊl.dɪŋ//ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of moldUSform-ofgerund

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