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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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