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mold·ing

[mohl-ding] Pronunciation Key

–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.

Architecture, Furniture.

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.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see mold¹, -ing¹

]

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mold¹ (mōld) Pronunciation Key
n.

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
The shape or pattern of a mold.
General shape or form: the oval mold of her face.
Distinctive character or type: a leader in the mold of her predecessors.
A fixed or restrictive pattern or form: a method of scientific investigation that broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
Architecture See molding.

v. mold·ed, mold·ing, molds

v. tr.

To shape in or on a mold.
1. To form into a particular shape; give shape to.
2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence: a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.
To fit closely by following the contours of.
To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
To ornament with moldings.

v. intr.
To be shaped in or as if in a mold: shoes that gradually molded to my feet.

[Middle English molde, from Old French modle, molle, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

mold'a·ble adj., mold'er n.

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mold² (mōld) Pronunciation Key
n.

Any of various fungi that often cause disintegration of organic matter.
The growth of such fungi.

intr.v. mold·ed, mold·ing, molds
To become moldy.

[Middle English moulde, probably from past participle of moulen, to grow moldy, from Old Norse mygla.]

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mold·ing (mōl'dĭng) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or process of molding.
Something that is molded.
An embellishment in strip form, made of wood or other structural material, that is used to decorate or finish a surface, such as the wall of a room or building or the surface of a door or piece of furniture. Also called mold¹.

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molding
noun
1.	the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
2.	a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
3.	a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
4.	sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold]
5.	a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: modeling]

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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.

2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.

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.

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Molding

Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

Molding, or Moulding, board. (a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.

Molding, or Moulding, machine. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.

Molding, or Moulding, mill, a mill for shaping timber.

Molding, or Moulding, sand (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

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