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Molding

noun

1.

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold. Synonym: casting.

2.

A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. Synonym: moulding.

3.

A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge. Synonyms: border, moulding.

4.

Sculpture produced by molding. Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, mold, mould, moulding.

5.

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. Synonyms: modeling, modelling, moulding.

Mold

verb

(past & past part. molded or moulded; pres. part. molding or moulding)

1.

Form in clay, wax, etc. Synonyms: model, mould.

2.

Become moldy; spoil due to humidity. Synonym: mildew.

3.

Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold. Synonyms: cast, mould.

4.

Make something, usually for a specific function. Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work. "Form cylinders from the dough" , "Shape a figure" , "Work the metal into a sword"

5.

Fit tightly, follow the contours of.

6.

Shape or influence; give direction to. Synonyms: determine, influence, regulate, shape. "Mold public opinion"

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"Molding" Quotes from Famous Books

... involves two main considerations, first of which was the conception or creation of the IDEA—vast and comprehensive—of providing imperishable and sanitary homes for the wage-earner by molding an entire house in one piece in a single operation, so to speak, and so simply that extensive groups of such dwellings could be constructed rapidly and at very reasonable cost. With this idea suggested, one might suppose that it would be a simple matter to make molds and pour in a ...

— Edison, His Life and Inventions • Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

... sword, incessantly proclaim the same duty. In writing his story, George Henry Miles was not only painting for us a picture aglow with the life of olden times, but pointing out in a masterly way, the historic role of the Church in molding the manners of ...

— The Truce of God - A Tale of the Eleventh Century • George Henry Miles

... to dryness. I have found that these soft-shelled species of nuts should be treated in a different manner than the walnut and hickory types of seeds if we are to get the most out of their germination. Since chestnuts are very prone to molding or rotting, the best way to maintain their viability and freshness over winter is to stratify them in a can or box between layers of a peat moss. This peat moss must be decidedly on the acid side and must be dampened, but must not be so wet that you can wring any water out ...

— Growing Nuts in the North • Carl Weschcke

... hardly less effective in molding the Novel than those already touched upon, is found in the increasing importance of woman as a central) factor in society; indeed, holding the key to the social situation. The drama of our time, in so frequently making woman the protagonist of the piece, testifies, as does fiction, to this significant ...

— Masters of the English Novel - A Study Of Principles And Personalities • Richard Burton

... I scan the littlest laws Their mightier kin unfolding, Detect the essence of all Cause And see the Cosmos molding; Then should I run, a new-born god, the race Begun with ...

— Mastery of Self • Frank Channing Haddock

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