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mold·ing

   [mohl-ding]
noun
1.
the act or process of molding.
2.
something molded.
3.
a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling.
4.
Architecture, Furniture.
a.
any of various long, narrow, ornamental surfaces that are either continuous or discontinuous, with uniform cross sections for the full length and a strikingly modeled profile that casts strong shadows: used on frames, tables, etc., and certain architectural members, as cornices, stringcourses, or bases.
b.
a strip of wood, stone, etc., having such a surface.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see mold1, -ing1

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mold

1   [mohld]
noun
1.
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
2.
the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.
3.
something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.
4.
a frame on which something is formed or made.
5.
shape or form.
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6.
a prototype, example, or precursor.
7.
a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.
8.
Shipbuilding.
a.
a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
b.
a template for a frame.
9.
Architecture.
a.
a molding.
b.
a group of moldings.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to work into a required shape or form; shape.
11.
to shape or form in or on a mold.
12.
Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
13.
to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
14.
to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child.
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15.
to ornament with moldings.
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Also, especially British, mould.

Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English molde < Old French modle < Latin modulus module; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Related forms
mold·a·ble, adjective
mold·a·bil·i·ty, noun

mold

2   [mohld]
noun
1.
a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
2.
any of the fungi that produce such a growth.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to become or cause to become overgrown or covered with mold.
Also, especially British, mould.

Origin:
1150–1200; late Middle English mowlde, apparently noun use of variant of earlier mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen to grow moldy, cognate with dialectal Danish mugle
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molding (ˈməʊldɪŋ)
 
—n
the US spelling of moulding

moulding or (US) molding (ˈməʊldɪŋ)
 
—n
1.  architect
 a.  a shaped outline, esp one used on cornices, etc
 b.  a shaped strip made of wood, stone, etc
2.  something moulded
 
molding or (US) molding
 
—n

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mold
"loose earth," O.E. molde "earth," from P.Gmc. *mulda (cf. O.Fris. molde, O.N. mold "earth," O.H.G. molta "dust, earth," Goth. mulda "dust"), from PIE base *mel- "to rub, grind" (see meal (2)). Specifically, in late (Christian) O.E., "the earth of the grave."
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molding
early 14c., from mold (1). Architectural sense is from 1640s; carpentry sense is from 1670s.
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mold 2
n.
Any of various filamentous fungi, generally a circular colony having a woolly or furry appearance, that grow on the surface of organic matter and contribute to its disintegration.

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mold   (mōld)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various fungi that often form a fuzzy growth (called a mycelium) on the surface of organic matter. Some molds cause food to spoil, but others are beneficial, such as those used to make certain cheeses and those from which antibiotics like penicillin are developed. The molds do not form a distinct phylogenetic grouping but belong to various phyla including the ascomycetes and the zygomycetes. See also slime mold.
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