molding
Americannoun
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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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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
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
Vikash Bind, a 26-year-old molding machine operator in Haryana, makes about $180 a month with overtime, with which he supports his wife, two children and his parents back in the village.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
We just have really worked well at building something or molding it, creating it and shaping it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Ugwu held back from reaching out to touch the cement wall, to see how different it would feel from the mud walls of his mother’s hut that still bore the faint patterns of molding fingers.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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