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moldings

moldings is the plural of molding.

Meaning of molding

Noun

molding (countable and uncountable, plural moldings)

  1. (US) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
  2. (US) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
  3. (US) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
    • A fine-scale denticulated molding in the cornice, repeated elsewhere in the exterior wood trim, lends an air of exceptional richness and refinement.1920, Frank Cousins, Phil M. Riley, The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company
  4. (US, woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
  5. (US, founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
  6. (US, milling) A mill for shaping timber.

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Phrases with moldings

Questions about moldings

What is moldings the plural of?
Moldings is the plural of molding.

Words near moldings in the dictionary

  1. molding
  2. molding flash
  3. molding flashes
  4. molding sand
  5. molding sands
  6. moldings
  7. moldiwarp
  8. moldiwarps
  9. moldless
  10. moldlike
  11. moldmade

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