molding

Etymology

From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of mold

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.
3. (architecture) 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.
4. (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
5. (founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6. (milling) A mill for shaping timber.
7. (founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.