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单词 moulding
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Definition of moulding in English:

moulding

(US molding)
noun ˈməʊldɪŋˈmoʊldɪŋ
  • A shaped strip of wood or other material fitted as a decorative architectural feature, especially in a cornice.

    a decorative plaster moulding placed at the centre of a ceiling
    mass noun you can fit a strip of hardwood cove moulding into the corner
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Atlantic Coast began operations in 1987 and imports 30 percent of its wood mouldings.
    • There will also be a range of activities such as mini-digs, designing and making stucco mouldings, and constructing a sundial.
    • The stucco cornicing and ceiling mouldings have been carefully restored.
    • The lounges and dining rooms are immensely pretty, with parquet floors, pastel walls, white stucco decorative mouldings and painted rococo ceilings in the Tiepolo style.
    • In keeping with local period practice, appropriate decorative moldings, cornices, and other architectural trim have been installed.
    • Measure wall height from floor to ceiling, excluding baseboards and moldings.
    • The company offers domestic and imported mouldings, including wood, metal, polystyrene and box.
    • It was he, for instance, who came up with the idea of recycling a downed white oak tree and using the wood for moldings and fireplace mantels in the living room and family room/kitchen.
    • I slumped on the chair, staring at the plaster moldings on the ceiling.
    • The router is used to cut contours in wood for edgings and moldings or for more complex relief panels and inlay work, dovetails, and mortises.
    • There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money.
    • The biggest problem is in finding hardwood moldings other than oak.
    • It requires roughly 12 times the man hours just to profile the stock and execute the liberal relief carving and decorative moldings as compared to fabricating a standard Caywood stock.
    • Interestingly, the tops of the front legs are decorated with cove moldings - a bit of extra work that contrasts with the other timesaving features.
    • In addition to the boards themselves, there are transition strips, edge and end moldings, stair nosing strips, and even matching quarter round and base moldings made from the same material.
    • She found herself in a bed in a richly decorated room with plaster moldings around the ceiling and windows that reached almost that high, though now heavy velvet curtains were drawn over them and small lamps burned.
    • On the side panels, curving architectural moldings loom above business-suited men clutching Martinis and scraps of paper.
    • Regularly they were embellished with crease moldings and decorative scribing and punching, and in some regions the skirt was elaborately shaped.
    • After all, they reasoned, the tall ceilings, deep moldings, and storybook wraparound front porch made the house a good candidate for remodeling.
    • We often draw on the same material to shape window and door openings, create moldings, or form extensions or shelves that grow from the walls.
 
 

Definition of molding in US English:

molding

(British moulding)
nounˈmoʊldɪŋˈmōldiNG
  • 1An ornamentally shaped outline as an architectural feature, especially in a cornice.

    a decorative plaster molding placed at the center of a ceiling
    mass noun you can fit a strip of hardwood cove molding into the corner
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Interestingly, the tops of the front legs are decorated with cove moldings - a bit of extra work that contrasts with the other timesaving features.
    • There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money.
    • She found herself in a bed in a richly decorated room with plaster moldings around the ceiling and windows that reached almost that high, though now heavy velvet curtains were drawn over them and small lamps burned.
    • Measure wall height from floor to ceiling, excluding baseboards and moldings.
    • Atlantic Coast began operations in 1987 and imports 30 percent of its wood mouldings.
    • We often draw on the same material to shape window and door openings, create moldings, or form extensions or shelves that grow from the walls.
    • In addition to the boards themselves, there are transition strips, edge and end moldings, stair nosing strips, and even matching quarter round and base moldings made from the same material.
    • The stucco cornicing and ceiling mouldings have been carefully restored.
    • The lounges and dining rooms are immensely pretty, with parquet floors, pastel walls, white stucco decorative mouldings and painted rococo ceilings in the Tiepolo style.
    • After all, they reasoned, the tall ceilings, deep moldings, and storybook wraparound front porch made the house a good candidate for remodeling.
    • Regularly they were embellished with crease moldings and decorative scribing and punching, and in some regions the skirt was elaborately shaped.
    • The company offers domestic and imported mouldings, including wood, metal, polystyrene and box.
    • It was he, for instance, who came up with the idea of recycling a downed white oak tree and using the wood for moldings and fireplace mantels in the living room and family room/kitchen.
    • It requires roughly 12 times the man hours just to profile the stock and execute the liberal relief carving and decorative moldings as compared to fabricating a standard Caywood stock.
    • In keeping with local period practice, appropriate decorative moldings, cornices, and other architectural trim have been installed.
    • The biggest problem is in finding hardwood moldings other than oak.
    • On the side panels, curving architectural moldings loom above business-suited men clutching Martinis and scraps of paper.
    • I slumped on the chair, staring at the plaster moldings on the ceiling.
    • The router is used to cut contours in wood for edgings and moldings or for more complex relief panels and inlay work, dovetails, and mortises.
    • There will also be a range of activities such as mini-digs, designing and making stucco mouldings, and constructing a sundial.
    1. 1.1 Material such as wood, plastic, or stone shaped for use as a decorative or architectural feature.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In earlier times, it was not unusual for the architect to design his own decorative moldings, including the profile for the handrail.
      • I've seen some wallpapers and ceiling moldings that have blown my mind.
      • Decorative moldings ran along the tops and bottoms of the walls.
      • In keeping with local period practice, appropriate decorative moldings, cornices, and other architectural trim have been installed.
      • Adjustment of the cutting heads allows a great variety of moldings to be manufactured.
      • The original moldings and decorative elements were each reproduced, accented by brass hardware on the doors and ceiling.
      • What defines the character of a house are the details, such as a beautiful stair railing, well-crafted moldings around windows and doors, and useful, finely tailored built-ins.
      • The architectural moldings divide the wall into rectangular fields and cusped trefoils, rigorously inscribed by straightedge and compass.
      • If you have a well-equipped workshop with a table saw, a router, and power sanders, you can mill moldings to imitate or duplicate ones that you've seen in a book or magazine.
      • There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money.
      • On the side panels, curving architectural moldings loom above business-suited men clutching Martinis and scraps of paper.
 
 
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