molding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/ (UK)
- /ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English moldynge; equivalent to mold + -ing.
Meanings
- (US, countable, uncountable) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
- (US, countable, uncountable) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
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(US, countable, uncountable) 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.
A fine-scale denticulated molding in the cornice, repeated elsewhere in the exterior wood trim, lends an air of exceptional richness and refinement.
1920, Frank Cousins, Phil M. Riley, The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company:
- (US, countable, qualifier:woodwork, uncountable) A planing machine for making moldings.
- (US, countable, qualifier:founding, uncountable) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
- (US, countable, qualifier:milling, uncountable) A mill for shaping timber.
- (US, countable, qualifier:founding, uncountable) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moldings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| moulding | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cove molding · crenelated molding · picture molding · nanomolding · injection molding · crown molding · molding flash · remolding · rotational molding · micromolding · molding sand
Translations (73)
hu öntés (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Spritzling (anything cast in a mold) · hu lenyomat (anything cast in a mold) · es moldura (anything cast in a mold) · fi valos (anything cast in a mold) · hu megmintázás (act or process of shaping in a mold) · it cimasa (anything cast in a mold) · es moldeamiento (act or process of shaping in a mold) · es moldeado (act or process of shaping in a mold) · fi valaminen (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Profil (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · fi muotojyrsin (mill for shaping timber) · de Formung (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Profilfräse (mill for shaping timber) · nrf moûleuse (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · bg формоване (act or process of shaping in a mold) · hu forma (anything cast in a mold) · ga teilgeoireacht (act or process of shaping in a mold) · fi muottikone (machine to assist in making molds) · de Leistenfabrik (mill for shaping timber) · de Formen (act or process of shaping in a mold) · it cimasa (act or process of shaping in a mold) · bg отливка (anything cast in a mold) · de Schmuckleiste (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · hu szegély (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · hu mintázás (act or process of shaping in a mold) · ca motllura (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Leiste (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · fi valu (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Profilfräse (planing machine) · de Profilleiste (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · es moldeo (act or process of shaping in a mold) · hu minta (anything cast in a mold) · de Band (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Gussstück (anything cast in a mold) · de Fuge (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Abformen (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Formverfahren (act or process of shaping in a mold) · fr moulage (act or process of shaping in a mold) · de Schattenfuge (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Profilleistenfabrik (mill for shaping timber) · hu formázás (act or process of shaping in a mold) · ca emmotllament (act or process of shaping in a mold) · hu párkányzat (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Guss (anything cast in a mold) · ga múnla (anything cast in a mold) · fi muotohöylä (planing machine) · de Zierstreifen (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · it cimasa (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · hu megformálás (act or process of shaping in a mold) · hu díszléc (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · nl gietstuk (anything cast in a mold) · de Zierleiste (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · hu formálás (act or process of shaping in a mold) · fr sable argileux (founding: sand used for making molds) · fr modénature (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Profilhobel (planing machine) · hu öntvény (anything cast in a mold) · de Formsand (founding: sand used for making molds) · es moldura (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · fi lista (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · fi valuhiekka (founding: sand used for making molds) · fr moulage (anything cast in a mold) · fr moulure (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · nl sierlijst (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · it modanatura (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · fi koristelista (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Formmaschine (machine to assist in making molds) · fi valu (anything cast in a mold) · ga múnlóireacht (act or process of shaping in a mold) · ga múnláil (architecture: narrow decorative surface) · de Ausformung (act or process of shaping in a mold) · bg корниз (architecture: narrow decorative surface)