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molding

molding

26 4.4
A decorative strip of wood or plaster used where a wall meets a ceiling
  • noun
  • /ˈmoʊldɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : moldura
  • "All this luxury," he waved his hand at the chandeliers and the fine molding of the walls.
  • crown molding
  • baseboard molding
  • ceiling molding

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Examples

  • So after another finishing touch and some decorative molding around the outside, yeah, now we're looking good.

  • We recently installed crown molding in our bedroom, and it made such a huge difference!

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  • Yeah, I got this great door with molding that goes all around.

  • The crown molding is amazing.

  • Dorothea, all that is really beautiful molding there.

  • A three-and-a-half bath Victorian with original crown molding?

  • Our room was dim and low; there was a rosette molding laced with vines in the middle of the ceiling.

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  • A huge space with gleaming hardwood floors, ornate moldings, and a great view of the Hudson and Jersey behind it ...

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  • The elegant molding along the ceiling added charm to the entire living room.

  • The carpenter installed new molding to enhance the beauty of the staircase.

Synonyms

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vsmolding
224 1.1

An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer

is a decorative trim focused on covering joins and ornamentation generally
skirting
vsmolding
  • UK
1 4.5

A strip of material along the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor

is a decorative trim used in many places not only at floor level
casing
vsmolding
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A frame that covers the edges around a door or window

is a general decorative trim used beyond just framing openings
beading
vsmolding
  • Specialized
5.4

A narrow strip of small round beads used to decorate the edge of furniture

is a general decorative trim used to ornament or cover joints
pargeting
vsmolding
  • Archaic
9.9

Decorative plaster on walls or ceilings made in raised patterns

is a linear decorative trim used to edge or conceal transitions

Compounds

blow molding machine
  • Specialized
6.3

A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by heating plastic and using air to shape it

brick-molding machine
  • Specialized
7.0

A machine that shapes wet clay into bricks

quirk molding
  • Specialized
9.8

A narrow groove cut into wood or plaster to make an edge look nice

A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold

How Decorative

cornice
  • Specialized
4 8.1
molding
  • Specialized
26 4.4

Surface Forms

molding singular
moldings plural

Morphology

molding = mold (semi-transparent) = mold + ing

The word is built from 'mold' + '-ing', but the architectural sense 'decorative trim' is a specialized result of something being molded rather than a fully predictable meaning.

Etymology

Molding comes from the idea of a mold — a hollow form that gives something its 'shape', and craftsmen used these forms to make long, shaped strips. So a molding is a shaped, decorative strip used to hide joins or add style to walls and furniture.