'Molding' definitions:
Definition of 'molding'
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Definition of 'Molding'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Molding'
From: GCIDE
- Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] Moldwarp
Definition of 'Molding'
From: GCIDE
- Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, n.
- 1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster]
- 4. Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. [WordNet sense 3]
- Syn: moolding. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. [WordNet sense 5]
- Syn: modeling, moulding. [WordNet 1.5] Molding
Synonyms of 'molding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anaglyptics,
- anaglyptography,
- anatomy,
- architectonics,
- architectural sculpture,
- architecture,
- arrangement,
- assembly,
- bone-carving,
- build,
- building,
- cast,
- casting,
- ceroplastics,
- chasing,
- clay sculpture,
- composition,
- conformation,
- constitution,
- construction,
- conversion,
- crafting,
- craftsmanship,
- creation,
- cultivation,
- CYSP sculpture,
- decorative sculpture,
- devising,
- earth art,
- efformation,
- elaboration,
- embossing,
- engraving,
- erection,
- extraction,
- fabric,
- fabrication,
- fashion,
- fashioning,
- figuration,
- forging,
- form,
- format,
- formation,
- formature,
- forming,
- formulation,
- founding,
- frame,
- framing,
- garden sculpture,
- gem-cutting,
- getup,
- glass sculpture,
- glyptic,
- growing,
- handicraft,
- handiwork,
- harvesting,
- ivory-carving,
- lost-wax process,
- machining,
- make,
- makeup,
- making,
- manufacture,
- manufacturing,
- metal sculpture,
- milling,
- mining,
- modeling,
- mold,
- monumental sculpture,
- morphogenesis,
- morphogeny,
- organic structure,
- organism,
- organization,
- paper sculpture,
- pattern,
- patterning,
- physique,
- plan,
- plaster casting,
- plastic art,
- portrait sculpture,
- prefabrication,
- preparation,
- processing,
- producing,
- production,
- raising,
- refining,
- relief,
- relief-carving,
- relievo,
- sculptor,
- sculpture,
- sculpturing,
- seal,
- setup,
- shape,
- shaping,
- shell-carving,
- smelting,
- stamp,
- statuary,
- stone sculpture,
- stonecutting,
- structure,
- structuring,
- tectonics,
- texture,
- tissue,
- warp and woof,
- weave,
- web,
- whittling,
- wire sculpture,
- wood carving,
- workmanship,
- xyloglyphy
Words containing 'Molding'
- Mold,
- Molded,
- Bead mold,
- Blue mold,
- Chain molding,
- Crenelated molding,
- Deck molding,
- Diagonal molding,
- Dovetail molding,
- Eaves molding,
- Edge molding,
- Face mold,
- Garden mold,
- Hip molding,
- Hood molding,
- Ingot mold,
- Interpenetrating molding,
- Iron mold,
- Jelly mold,
- Loam mold,
- Loam molding,
- Molding board,
- Molding machine,
- Molding mill,
- Molding sand,
- Pellet molding,
- Plain molding,
- Quirk molding,
- Slop molding,
- To sweep a mold,
- To sweep up a mold,
- Weather molding,
- bread mold,
- cable molding,
- drip mold,
- hood mold,
- leaf mold,
- molded salad,
- potato mold,
- slime mold,
- water mold,
- Bed-molding,
- Lozenge-molding,
- acellular slime mold,
- blue mold fungus,
- cellular slime mold,
- plasmodial slime mold,
- true slime mold,
- Nail-headed molding,
- nail-head molding