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mould·ing

(mōl′dĭng)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of molding.

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moulding

(ˈməʊldɪŋ) or

molding

1. (Architecture) architect

a. a shaped outline, esp one used on cornices, etc

b. a shaped strip made of wood, stone, etc

2. something moulded

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Noun	1.	moulding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing molding bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet, annulet - molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column architrave - the molding around a door or window baseboard, mopboard, skirting board - a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor astragal, beading, beadwork, bead - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture cavetto - a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section conge, congee - (architecture) a concave molding cornice - a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall cyma, cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue - a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape gorgerin, necking - the molding at the top of a column ovolo, quarter round, thumb - a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse quirk molding, quirk moulding - a molding having a small groove in it rib - a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural subbase - the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard surbase - the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall) tore, torus - commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
	2.	moulding - a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge molding, border edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" picture frame - a framework in which a picture is mounted
	3.	moulding - sculpture produced by molding clay sculpture, modeling, molding, mould, mold sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art
	4.	moulding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied modelling, modeling, molding sculpture, carving - creating figures or designs in three dimensions

Translations

Zierleiste

modanatura cornice formatura

moulding

molding (US) [ˈməʊldɪŋ] N

1. (Archit) → moldura f

2. (= process) → moldeado m

3. (= cast) → vaciado m

4. (fig) → amoldamiento m, formación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

moulding

[ˈməʊldɪŋ] molding (US) n → moulure f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moulding

, (US) molding

(= act) → Formen nt; (of metals) → Gießen nt

(= cast) → Abdruck m; (of metal) → (Ab)guss m; (= ceiling moulding) → Deckenfries m → or -stuck m

(fig) → Formen nt

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moulding

molding (Am) [ˈməʊldɪŋ] n (Archit) → modanatura

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This metal, in fact, is the most tenacious, the most ductile, and the most malleable, and consequently suitable for all moulding operations; and when smelted with pit coal, is of superior quality for all engineering works requiring great resisting power, such as cannon, steam boilers, hydraulic presses, and the like.

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Her brow was clear and ample, her blue eyes cloudless, and her lips and the moulding of her face so expressive of sensibility and sweetness that none could behold her without looking on her as of a distinct species, a being heaven-sent, and bearing a celestial stamp in all her features.

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Their colours were gray, black, dark green, with a narrow strip of yellow moulding defining their sheer, or with a row of painted ports decking in warlike decoration their robust flanks of cargo-carriers that would know no triumph but of speed in carrying a burden, no glory other than of a long service, no victory but that of an endless, obscure contest with the sea.

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