MOLDING, participle present tense [from mold.] Forming into shape; kneading. MOLDING, noun Any thing cast in a mold, or which appears to be so; hence, in architecture, a projecture beyond the wall, column, wainscot, etc. an assemblage of which forms a cornice, a door-case, or other decoration.
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