English

Alternative spellings
moulding i|mainly UK

Pronunciation
IPA|�mowldɪ�g
Adjective
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1. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

Noun
en-noun

1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3. architecture 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.
4. context|woodwork A planing machine for making moldings.
5. context|founding A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6. context|milling A mill for shaping timber.
7. context|founding A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

Translations
trans-top|the act or process of shaping in a mold
Finnish: valaminen
Italian: cimasa f
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trans-top|anything cast in a mold
trans-mid
Finnish: valos
Italian: cimasa f
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trans-top|A decorative surface in architecture
Italian: cimasa f
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Spanish: moldura f
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io:molding
zh:molding

• 2007-12-03 20:41 - Msh210 - +pr0n

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