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noun
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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noun
Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: architecture
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noun
A planing machine for making moldings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: woodwork
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noun
A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: founding
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noun
A mill for shaping timber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: milling
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noun
A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: founding
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verb
present participle and gerund of mold
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: casting
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Broader terms: creating from raw materials
noun
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: modeling, modelling, moulding
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Broader terms: sculpture, carving
noun
sculpture produced by molding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mold, mould, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture
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Broader terms: sculpture
noun
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: moulding, border
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Broader terms: edge
noun
a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: moulding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Narrower terms: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet, architrave, baseboard, mopboard, skirting board, beading, bead, beadwork, astragal, cavetto, conge, congee, cornice, cyma, cymatium, egg-and-dart, egg-and-anchor, egg-and-tongue, gorgerin, necking, ovolo, thumb, quarter round, quirk molding, quirk moulding, rib, subbase, surbase, torus, tore
History
From Middle English moldynge; equivalent to mold + -ing.
Across languages
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
