molding
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- casting
Related words
- micromolding
- nanomolding
- remolding
- cove molding
- crenelated molding
- crown molding
- injection molding
- molding flash
- molding sand
- picture molding
- rotational molding
Word history
From Middle English "moldynge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “molding” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.