Illustration of molding
- 1 fillet and fascia
- 2 torus
- 3 reeding
- 4 cavetto
- 5 scotia
- 6 congé
- 7 beak
1
: an object produced by molding
2
a
: a decorative recessed or relieved surface
b
: a decorative plane or curved strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Examples of molding in a Sentence
The house has beautiful moldings around its doors and windows.
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The actual molding and fabrication process was done at Lippincott Inc., still in business today as Lippincott Sculpture and at the time based in North Haven.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The building, designed in the Neoclassical style, is fronted by a light-blue façade with arched windows and white molding.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Auer pulled in traditional Parisian cues, such as chevron-parquet floors, ceiling moldings and columns.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Built in 1903, the couple’s new house sits on a corner lot and is full of vintage details, including wainscoting, picture and plate moldings, an arched passageway with oak trim and a wraparound grand oak staircase.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The building, designed in the Neoclassical style, is fronted by a light-blue façade with arched windows and white molding.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Auer pulled in traditional Parisian cues, such as chevron-parquet floors, ceiling moldings and columns.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Built in 1903, the couple’s new house sits on a corner lot and is full of vintage details, including wainscoting, picture and plate moldings, an arched passageway with oak trim and a wraparound grand oak staircase.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molding. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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molding
noun
mold·ing
ˈmōl-diŋ 
1
a
: the act or work of a person who molds
b
: an object produced by molding
2
: a strip of material having a shaped surface and used as a decoration (as on a wall or the edge of a table)
Medical Definition
molding
noun
mold·ing
variants
or chiefly British moulding
: an act or process of molding
specifically
: the shaping of the fetal head to allow it to pass through the birth canal during childbirth
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