molding
Americannoun
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moldings
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the act or process of molding.
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something molded.
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a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling.
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Architecture, Furniture.
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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.
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a strip of wood, stone, etc., having such a surface.
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of molding
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at mold 1, -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing molding
Example Sentences
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They also built vessels by stacking coils of clay rather than molding them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the 1950s, Miller began making figurines — often of dinosaurs and space aliens — using plastic injection molding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
He had, like a good mouse, disappeared into a hole in the molding.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
The home, which sits at 211 Elizabeth St., sprawls across 1,600 square feet and pre-staged photos revealed dark herringbone floors, black crown moldings, and a dark-toned chef’s kitchen, according to Curbed.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Inside, the ballroom is all white and gold like a czar’s summer palace, with coffered ceilings, gold-trimmed moldings, and crystal chandeliers.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Stone cutters and sculptors finished the moldings and capitals while masons laid the stone slabs that made up the floor.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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