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Moulding   /mˈoʊldɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Moulding, Molding  n.  
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.
Synonyms: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
3.
(Arch.) 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, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t.
4.
Especially: A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.
Synonyms: moolding.
5.
A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.
Synonyms: modeling, moulding.



moulding  n.  
1.
A sculpture produced by molding.
Synonyms: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
2.
A decorative recessed or relieved surface.
Synonyms: molding, border.
3.
A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.
Synonyms: molding.
4.
A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.
Synonyms: modeling, molding.



verb
Mould, Mold  v. t.  (past & past part. molded or moulded; pres. part. molding or moulding)  To cover with mold or soil. (R.)



adjective
Moulding, Molding  adj.  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, v. t.
(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.






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"Moulding" Quotes from Famous Books



... I seem beheld again What is, and no man understands: And out of darkness came the hands That reach thro' nature, moulding men." ...
— Spare Hours • John Brown

... recital in New York, called out in his accustomed frank fashion: "He sits too high." It was true. Dohnanyi's touch is as hard as steel. He sat over the keyboard and played down on the keys, thus striking them heavily, instead of pressing and moulding the tone. Pachmann's playing is a notable example of plastic beauty. He seems to dip his hands into musical liquid instead of touching inanimate ivory, and bone, wood, and wire. Remember this when you begin your day's work: Sit so that your hand is on a level with, never below, the ...
— Old Fogy - His Musical Opinions and Grotesques • James Huneker

... the commons exulted in their victory. The whole authority of the nation, they imagined, was now lodged in their hands; and they had a near prospect of moulding the government into that imaginary republic which had long been the object of their wishes. They had secretly concurred in all encroachments of the military upon the civil power; and they expected, by the terror of the sword, to impose a more perfect ...
— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. - From Charles I. to Cromwell • David Hume

... corner would come with a radius much larger than common, amounting to four or five feet; so that a person of ordinary height could not stand close to the wall without stooping. Where the coved portion flowed into the perpendicular of the wall there was a broad moulding, like a plate rail, which acted as a support for the ...
— The Blind Spot • Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint

... figured as a mummy; and we know that full length burial and mummifying begin with the dynastic race. He was identified with the earlier animal-worship of the bull Apis; {59} but it is not likely that this originated his creative aspect, as he creates by moulding clay, or by word and will, and not by natural means. He became united with the old Memphite god of the dead, Seker, and with Osiris, as Ptah-Seker-Osiris. Thus we learn that he belonged neither to the animal worshippers, ...
— The Religion of Ancient Egypt • W. M. Flinders Petrie


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