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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There’s the cutting and molding of the cake into a cup.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Adjacent to the entrance is the cozy living area, which comes complete with floral wallpaper, green crown molding, a fireplace, and glass doors to the backyard, which boasts its own sauna and cold plunge.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Indeed, there’s much time, effort and money spent on molding a show’s return into the kind of must-see event that will draw viewers old and new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
Like Witkoff, he doesn’t seem to understand that making peace, actively enforcing a ceasefire or molding the foundations to sustain one, is not a one-off gesture.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
Still standing on the chair, she was able to get a grip on the wooden molding, and she pulled until the panel had come off in her hands.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
Among the worthwhile cosmetic upgrades: the body-matching lower moldings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Other impressive features found in the space included original teak plank flooring, an original marble staircase, and original picture moldings and wainscoting.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
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
Politely he admires the plaster cove moldings, the ceiling medallions, the marble mantelpieces, things he knows how to speak intelligently and at length about.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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