molding means the act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
molding is pronounced /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/.
Etymology
From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold + -ing.
noun
- The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
- Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
- 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.”
- A planing machine for making moldings.
- A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
- A mill for shaping timber.
- A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.