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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Molded} or {Moulded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molding} or {Moulding}.] To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, 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, or sculptures. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
3. (Arch.) 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}, noun, 3, and {Crenelated molding}, under {Crenelate}, verb (used with an object) [WordNet sense 2]
4. Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: moolding. [WordNet 1.5]
5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied. [WordNet sense 5]
Syn: modeling, moulding. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.
{Molding board} or {Moulding board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, verb (used with an object) (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
{Molding machine} or {Moulding machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
{Molding mill} or {Moulding mill}, a mill for shaping timber.
{Molding sand} or {Moulding sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
molding
noun
1: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn: {casting}]
2: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn: {moulding}]
3: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: {moulding}, {border}]
4: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
5: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {modelling}, {moulding}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
122 Moby Thesaurus words for "molding": CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, anatomy, architectonics, architectural sculpture, architecture, arrangement, assembly, bone-carving, build, building, cast, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, composition, conformation, constitution, construction, conversion, crafting, craftsmanship, creation, cultivation, decorative sculpture, devising, earth art, efformation, elaboration, embossing, engraving, erection, extraction, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, figuration, forging, form, format, formation, formature, forming, formulation, founding, frame, framing, garden sculpture, gem-cutting, getup, glass sculpture, glyptic, growing, handicraft, handiwork, harvesting, ivory-carving, lost-wax process, machining, make, makeup, making, manufacture, manufacturing, metal sculpture, milling, mining, modeling, mold, monumental sculpture, morphogenesis, morphogeny, organic structure, organism, organization, paper sculpture, pattern, patterning, physique, plan, plaster casting, plastic art, portrait sculpture, prefabrication, preparation, processing, producing, production, raising, refining, relief, relief-carving, relievo, sculptor, sculpture, sculpturing, seal, setup, shape, shaping, shell-carving, smelting, stamp, statuary, stone sculpture, stonecutting, structure, structuring, tectonics, texture, tissue, warp and woof, weave, web, whittling, wire sculpture, wood carving, workmanship, xyloglyphy
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