Moulding
[mәuldiŋ]
Definition
(-) of Mould
(n.) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
(n.) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
(n.) 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.
(p.a.) Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
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Examples
- Other stone-cutting machines had for their objects the cutting and moulding the edges of tables, mantels and slabs; and the cutting of circular and other curved work. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The next operation is for moulding and pressing the brick. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Inside was a large room in which fifty workers were carving or moulding. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His blue eyes burned with a keen, yet cold light, there was a certain beauty, a beautiful passivity in all his body, his moulding. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The credit of the execution is due to Monsieur Oscar Meunier, of Grenoble, who spent some days in doing the moulding. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She began moulding the wax; and it was evident from her manner of manipulation that she was endeavouring to give it some preconceived form. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In moulding pulp into articles of manufacture, satisfactory machines have been invented, not only for the mere forming them into shape, but for water-proofing and indurating the same. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Raphael's face was found boldly executed on the underside of the moulding board, and Bacchus on the head of a beer barrel. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I sat with my eyes fixed on the door--a great white folding-door, with gilt mouldings: I watched to see a leaf move and open. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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