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moulding
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun moulding has 4 senses
- moulding(n = noun.artifact) molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing; Array has particulars: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet, architrave, baseboard, mopboard, skirting board, astragal, bead, beading, beadwork, cavetto, conge, congee, cornice, cyma, cymatium, egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue, gorgerin, necking, ovolo, quarter round, thumb, quirk molding, quirk moulding, rib, subbase, surbase, tore, torus
- moulding(n = noun.artifact) border, molding - a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge; Array is a kind of edge
- moulding(n = noun.artifact) clay sculpture, modeling, mold, molding, mould - sculpture produced by molding; Array is a kind of sculpture
- moulding(n = noun.act) modeling, modelling, molding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied; Array is a kind of carving, sculpture
is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
is a part of picture frame
Derived form verb mould2
Derived form verb mould1
CIDE DICTIONARY
moulding, n.
- The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. [1913 Webster]
- Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures. [1913 Webster]
- A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable,
n. , 3, andCrenelated molding , under Crenelate,v. t. [1913 Webster] - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. [WordNet 1.5]
- a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. [WordNet 1.5]
moulding, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. [1913 Webster]
moulding, n.
- a sculpture produced by molding. [WordNet 1.5]
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface. [WordNet 1.5]
- a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. [WordNet 1.5]
- a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
moulding, n. (US molding)
1 a an ornamentally shaped outline as an architectural feature, esp. in a cornice. b a strip of material in wood or stone etc. for use as moulding.
2 similar material in wood or plastic etc. used for other decorative purposes, e.g. in picture-framing.
1 a an ornamentally shaped outline as an architectural feature, esp. in a cornice. b a strip of material in wood or stone etc. for use as moulding.
2 similar material in wood or plastic etc. used for other decorative purposes, e.g. in picture-framing.
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