molding
English
Alternative forms
- moulding (mainly UK)
Etymology
From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
molding (countable and uncountable, plural moldings) (American spelling)
- The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
- Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
- (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.
- (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
- (founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
- (milling) A mill for shaping timber.
- (founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
Derived terms
Translations
act or process of shaping in a mold
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anything cast in a mold
architecture: narrow decorative surface
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planing machine
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machine to assist in making molds
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mill for shaping timber
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founding: sand used for making molds
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Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
molding m (definite singular moldingen, indefinite plural moldingar, definite plural moldingane)
References
- “molding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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