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MOLDING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold

Synonyms:

casting; molding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)

Derivation:

mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

mold (form in clay, wax, etc)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Synonyms:

modeling; modelling; molding; moulding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

carving; sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

Derivation:

mold (form in clay, wax, etc)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sculpture produced by molding

Synonyms:

clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Derivation:

mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

Synonyms:

border; molding; moulding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something)

Holonyms ("molding" is a part of...):

picture frame (a framework in which a picture is mounted)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

Synonyms:

molding; moulding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "molding"):

tore; torus (commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column)

surbase (the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall))

subbase (the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard)

rib (a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural)

quirk molding; quirk moulding (a molding having a small groove in it)

ovolo; quarter round; thumb (a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse)

gorgerin; necking (the molding at the top of a column)

egg-and-anchor; egg-and-dart; egg-and-tongue (a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape)

cyma; cymatium ((architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex))

cornice (a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall)

conge; congee ((architecture) a concave molding)

cavetto (a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section)

astragal; bead; beading; beadwork (a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)

baseboard; mopboard; skirting board (a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor)

architrave (the molding around a door or window)

annulet; bandelet; bandelette; bandlet; square and rabbet (molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb mold

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