Moulding
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of molding. UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace."
- 2 a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied wordnet
- 3 sculpture produced by molding wordnet
- 4 a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge wordnet
- 5 a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of mould form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace."
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