MOLDING Definition & Meaning

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molding

[ mohl-ding ]

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noun

the act or process of molding.
something molded.
a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling.
Architecture, Furniture.
1. 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.
2. a strip of wood, stone, etc., having such a surface.

molding

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noun

the US spelling of moulding

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Origin of molding¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; mold ¹, -ing ¹

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When they turned around for the first time, I was treated to a grotesque mask at the back of Tatarsky’s head and prosthetic cleavage that might have also been the plastic molding of butt cheeks.

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He pointed out his childhood bedroom window and said he wants to take a pane of glass and part of the old molding to make a commemorative frame before it’s bulldozed when they sell.

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“At first I wasn’t too disciplined, but then I started listening to him, and then he started molding me,” said Carlos Jr., who was named the most outstanding male bxer by U.S.

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“So if you had an older home and it didn’t have any crown molding, it didn’t have wood floors, they’re not going to give you an upgrade,” Barbour said.

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She talked about molding young athletes into strong adults.

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