单词 | moulding |
释义 | mouldingmoldingn.1 1. a. The action of forming something into a particular shape, esp. in a mould; (in extended use) the action of fashioning something into a particular character, style, etc. Also concrete: form, shape; (figurative) character. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping moulding1327 shapinga1350 forming1401 plasmation?a1475 framing1551 figuration1561 characterization1570 efformation1578 modelizing1600 fictilage1610 shapening1647 modelling1706 licking1737 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > types of shaping process moulding1327 turningc1440 turnerya1680 turnery work1744 steam-bending1835 wheeling1882 fabrication1926 hot moulding1935 tableting1947 micromachining1955 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > action or fact of mixing > to form a paste moulding1327 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > shipbuilding ship-craft1398 shipman-craft1418 naupegy1570 mouldingc1575 newbuilding1588 navarchy1648 shipbuilding1717 boatbuilding1758 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of bread > [noun] > kneading kneading1398 moulding1608 1327 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 163 (MED) [John Bird, baker..did skilfully and artfully cause a certain hole to be made upon a table of his, called a] moldingborde. 1389 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 513 No one in the said trade [of founders shall make any manner of] moldyng, turnyng, ffilyng. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 342 Mooldynge of paste, Pistura, ducamen. c1575 J. Hooker Life Sir P. Carew (1857) 116 Whether it were for the building of a house, the moulding of a ship..or [etc.]. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 49 The Art of molding and casting. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 590 In the moulding, kneading and baking. a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize iii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ooooo3v/2 For there was never man without our molding, Without our stampe upon him. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 42 Stock-bricks..are made upon a Stock, viz. The Mold is put on a Stock, after the manner of Molding, or Striking of Tiles. 1793 T. Jefferson Let. 3 Jan. in Papers (1992) XXV. 16 It is but common decency to leave to my successor the moulding of his own business. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 134 Moulding, the act of marking out the true shape of any timber from the mould. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 283/2 (Brick) The temporary product..[is] then passed through the pug-mill, after which it is generally ready for moulding. 1913 Electric Railway Jrnl. 16 Oct. 829/1 Effective publicity to deal with questions of public relations and to consider the molding of public opinion by the presentation of real facts. 1930 W. Healy et al. Struct. & Meaning Psychoanal. v. 240 Identification is the unconscious molding of a person's own Ego after the fashion of one that has been taken as a model. 1970 New Scientist 23 July 199/3 Human engineering..involves a careful moulding of an educational system to nurture what is most useful and beneficial in each individual. 1984 E. P. DeGarmo et al. Materials & Processes in Manuf. (ed. 6) i. 12 Casting and molding involve introducing liquid, granular, or powdered material into a previously prepared mold cavity. b. Bodily or facial form; physique, build; contour; lineaments. Cf. mould n.3 10a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [noun] featurec1325 making1340 staturec1380 statea1387 bonea1400 figurec1400 makec1425 corpulence1477 corsage1481 makdom1488 mouldc1550 corporature1555 frame1566 dimension1600 limit1608 set1611 timber1612 compact1646 taille1663 fabric1695 moulding1815 physique1826 tournure1827 build1832 form1849 body type1866 body build1907 somatotype1940 size1985 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles i. xxix. 37 Wanderers of a moulding stark, And bearing martial mien. 1831 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein (rev. ed.) i. 21 Her brow was clear and ample..and the moulding of her face so expressive of sensibility and sweetness, that none could behold her without looking on her as..a being heaven-sent. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds I. ii. 25 Her nose was small, but struck many as the prettiest feature of her face, so exquisite was the moulding of it. 1902 R. Bagot Donna Diana ix. 103 The features were regular..with something about..the moulding of the nose and chin that suggested a strain of Jewish blood. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love v. 62 There was a certain beauty, a beautiful passivity in all his body, his moulding. 2. a. Architecture. A raised or incised ornamental contour or outline given to an arch, capital, cornice, or other linear feature of a building. Occasionally: moulded work or decoration.The term is applied both to the regular parallel shaping of a member to a particular cross-section, and (esp. in Norman architecture) to the surface decoration of a member with a design whose edges often do not run parallel to the outline of the member, as cable-, chevron-, dovetail-moulding, etc. (see the first element). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding muller1524 mouldingc1660 machine-moulding1888 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > a moulding mouldry1529 moulding1688 moulurec1710 1448 Will of Henry VI in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 354 (MED) Curiouse werkes of entaille and besy moldyng. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 92 A stately Pedestal..compos'd of various sorts of Polish'd-Marble and rich mouldings. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ix. 394 An O.G. moulding for the Cornice. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Bossage (with Architects), is a term used of any stone that has a projecture, and is laid in its place..uncut, to be afterwards carved into mouldings, capitals, &c. 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful iii. §7. 89 A much worse proportioned room, with elegant mouldings and fine festoons. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. ii. 20 The entrance to this ancient place of devotion was under a very low round arch, ornamented by several courses of that zig-zig moulding, resembling shark's teeth, which appears so often in the more ancient Saxon churches. 1877 H. James American x. 166 It was a vast, high room, with elaborate and ponderous mouldings, painted a whitish gray, along the upper portion of the walls and the ceiling. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 180 Red paper and worn red carpet and a high ceiling with circular moldings tinted in pink. 1965 A. Lurie Nowhere City xi. 105 Look at those plaster flowers along the moulding. 1988 DIY Today Apr. 27/1 If you have mouldings then give them a coat of emulsion before you start on the walls. b. Woodworking, etc. An ornamental contour or outline produced on wood either by carving or by the application of raised strips (esp. of a regular cross-section). Hence: wood or other material, or a length of wood, etc., shaped for application in this way. Also: a similar decoration worked in metal, esp. raised linear decoration around the circumference of a gun barrel; raised decoration on porcelain, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration specifically in relief > [noun] > mouldings and grooves swage1374 ogee1591 mouldure1628 moulding1679 swaging1688 cock bead1778 cock beading1788 bead1799 cable-moulding1859 pearling1883 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 169 Moldings are stuck upon the edges of stuff to Ornament it. 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xiii. 225 The Tool, which is commonly a Graver, or sometimes a Sculptor, fit to such Moldings as are to be made on the Mettal. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Muzzle mouldings (of a Gun) is the Ornament round the Muzzle. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Cannon If a cannon was without cascabel, trunnion, and mouldings, it would exactly resemble the frustrum of a cone. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Midship-frame The string, with the moulding under the gunwale. a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. vii. 87 Curricle-hung you see; seat, trunk, sword-case, splashing-board, lamps, silver moulding, all you see complete. View more context for this quotation 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 611 The finished leaves of gold..are then cut to one size, by a sharp-edge square moulding of cane, glued on a flat board. 1845 P. Barlow Manuf. in Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 677/1 The ornamental beadings and mouldings, seen in many plated articles. 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 220 A plain rectangular [notice-]board is the best; a simple moulding round the edge will do no harm. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 170/1 Fashion in picture frames..fluctuates greatly. Mouldings of the prevailing sizes and patterns are..manufactured in special factories. 1902 How to make Things 48/1 The edges of sides and bottom are concealed by the gluing on of strips of moulding. 1925 C. G. Wheeler Man. Woodworking 38 Coping saw. This is good for cutting small curves in fitting mouldings, and for any small, fine scroll work. 1958 Connecticut Hist. Soc. Apr. 59 The sea or camp chest..is a well-made six-board chest, dovetailed at the corners, with heavy moldings at the base. 1988 Antique Collector Dec. 38/2 One of the most interesting Staffordshire pieces..is a pearlware mug with basket weave moulding. 1994 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 5 Feb. a6 (advt.) Patinaed ash, beautifully detailed mouldings and carvings, and ash burl inlays. 3. gen. A moulded object. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > that which is shaped shaping1340 mould1667 moulding1728 shape1845 1640 T. Nabbes Bride iv. i sig. 9 Your Roman antiquities are but modern toyes Compar'd to them [sc. Grecian ones]. Besides, they are so counterfet With mouldings, 'tis scarce possible to find Any but copies. 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (ed. 2) 43 Monsieur Gerardon..made..the Statua Equestris designed for the Place de Vendosme; he told me he had been almost 10 years in making the Model and Moulding and other things. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Moulding, any thing cast in a Mould, or that seems to have been so; tho' in reality it were cut with the Chissel, or the Ax. 1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 60/2 In this state the piece of iron is technically called a ‘moulding,’ and is completed in a tin-plate mill. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. (1862) III. 593 Below 212° it [sc. gutta percha] becomes so soft that it may be moulded like wax..it will copy the finest lines with fidelity; beautiful mouldings..are thus made with great facility. 1935 Economist 7 Dec. 1142/2 Phenolic plastics are used for various mouldings, urea is translucent plastic. 1988 D. Lodge Nice Work ii. iii. 88 She saw women..lifting the heavy-looking mouldings reeking of hot resin, from the machines. 4. Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding. ΚΠ 1729 Pennsylvania Gaz. 16 Oct. 4/1 Her Keel was about forty Foot, and her Bottom tallow'd; her Counter had been cauk'd, and pey'd with Pitch over the Paint, and not scrap'd off; her Mouldings were all white. 1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch II. iii. 50 In one, the rudder-head is carved with the resemblance of some hideous monster;..this, has the patron saint, or the ever kind Marie embossed upon its mouldings, or bows. b. The depth or a timber or other structural member, contrasted with its width (see siding n. 6) or length. Cf. moulding dimension n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 147 Siding,..the size or dimensions of timber the contrary way to the moulding, or moulded side. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding iv. 72 The body post, while retaining a very large siding, has a comparatively small moulding. 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 471/2 Molding, the dimensions of a plank or timber reading from outboard to inboard. Opposite of ‘siding’. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 148 Moulding, in boat designing, the depth of a piece of wood, the moulded line being the outside edge on the lines plan. 1976 P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea 562/1 Moulding, the shipbuilder's term to describe the depth of any member of a ship's construction, such as her frames, kelson, keel, stern, sternpost, beams, etc. The width measurement is known as the siding. 5. Obstetrics. The change in shape of the fetal skull which occurs as it passes through the pelvic canal during delivery. ΚΠ 1885 F. Barnes & R. Barnes Obstetr. Med. & Surg. II. iv. 165 Moulding of head in head-first labours. 1940 R. C. Brown & B. Gilbert Midwifery xxxi. 283 A mild degree of moulding may be considered to be normal but a severe degree of moulding is always pathological. 1994 Jrnl. Paediatrics & Child Health 30 518 Many infants born preterm have positional moulding of the head and palate. Compounds C1. moulding basket n. ΚΠ 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. (1862) III. 142 The dough is then drawn off into pans or moulding baskets, and baked in the usual way. moulding machine n. ΚΠ 1849 Sci. Amer. 27 Jan. 151/3 The subscriber wishes to purchase one or two Brick Moulding Machines of cheap, durable and simple construction. 1895 Daily Chron. 6 Dec. 1/5 Moulding Machine (4-cutter) with tenoning attachment, band-saw, vertical spindle. 1992 Sunday Times of India 19 Apr. 17/7 (advt.) The foundry is equipped with hot blast cupola system, conveyorised sand handling, pneumatic moulding machines, core ovens, and semi-mechanised pouring. moulding mill n. ΚΠ 1855 Sci. Amer. 21 Apr. 249 (caption) Morse's double-action sash and molding-mill. 1902 R. Sturgis Dict. Archit. III. 621 Stick, to run, strike, or shape with a moulding plane; by extension, to shape,..by the moulding mill. moulding plan n. ΚΠ 1830 P. Hedderwick Treat. Marine Archit. 176 Directions for drawing the moulding plans..of merchant vessels. ΚΠ 1485 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 51 Moldyng trowghes. 1519 J. Skayman Will in Farming & Gardening in Late Medieval Norfolk (Norfolk Rec. Soc.) (1997) 145 A leed, to moldinge trowe and the flesshe trowe. 1699 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 145 Its mankind flowr'd, searst, kneaded up in Love To Manna in Gods moulding trough above. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xxii. 271/2 Tobacco Pipe makers Tooles... A Moulding Wyer: it is to make an hole all though the length of the shank. moulding work n. ΚΠ 1742 G. Leoni Notes I. Jones in N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. iv. 48/2 This Cornice seems to be big..; but it is the Molding-work that makes it appear larger. 1917 Let. in Jrnl. Negro Hist. (1919) 4 414 I dont [sic] know about this moulding work but am very quick to learn anything. C2. moulding box n. a frame packed with moulding sand around a pattern to form a mould for molten metal or (less commonly) clay; cf. flask n.2 4a. ΚΠ 1837 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 9 269 The clay is introduced into the moulding boxes from the hopper. 1967 A. H. Cottrell Introd. Metall. xiii. 184 In sand casting a wooden pattern of the required shape, slightly enlarged to allow for shrinkage of the casting, is firmly packed in sand in a moulding box. 1991 J. Blair & N. Ramsay Eng. Medieval Industries v. 87 The mould is formed of bonded sand..in one or more moulding-boxes. moulding dimension n. Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding = sense 4b. ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Moulding dimension, in ship-building, implies the depth or thickness of any piece of timber. 1985 P. Clissold Ansted's Dict. Sea Terms 195 Moulding dimensions, as applied to any piece of timber, are its depth or thickness. moulding edge n. Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding the outboard edge of a timber. ΚΠ 1830 P. Hedderwick Treat. Marine Archit. 265 The sirmarks are sawn in on the moulding-edge. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding 439 An expansion batten is applied to the line on the floor representing the moulding edge of the frame. moulding-loft n. Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding = mould loft n. at mould n.3 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > shipyard or boat-yard > [noun] > mould-loft mould loft1711 mould room1791 moulding-loft1830 modelling-loft1841 1830 P. Hedderwick Treat. Marine Archit. 245 The platform or moulding-loft being prepared, make a proper set of battens for describing the curve-lines on the floor. 1846 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 6th Ser. 143 Ship and Boat Building. One of the shops or rooms..is the mould-loft or moulding-loft. moulding plane n. Woodworking a plane with blade and face shaped so as to produce a moulding of a particular cross-section. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > plane > [noun] > moulding-plane moulding plane1649 ogee1678 snipe-bill1678 router1833 snipe1873 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 49 Just halfe the length of my Barrell, taken away with a moulding or rabatating plaine. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 70 There are several other Plains in use among Joyners, called Molding-plains; as, the Round, the Hollow, the Ogee,..&c. 1747 Pennsylvania Gaz. 15 Oct. 4/1 (advt.) Nail and spike gimblets, moulding plain irons of sundry sorts, joynter and common plain irons. 1839 Guide to Trade, Joiner & Cabinet-maker 86 This bead is made by a moulding-plane; that is, a plane whose iron and face altogether is cut so as to fit the moulding that is wanted. 1990 Pract. Woodworking Mar. 32/1 There are plenty of 18th century moulding planes to be had for less than £100. moulding powder n. powdered plastic from which moulded plastic articles are made. ΚΠ 1930 Science 17 Oct. 381/1 Such [synthetic] resins are employed in the manufacture of moulding powders and electrical components. 1957 Which? Autumn 9/1 Plastic frames should be made of optical sheet. The reason for this is that frames made from moulding powder are not so practical. 1997 Stocking Fillas 1997–8 11/3 Rubber moulds, moulding powder, paints, varnish, brush, spatula, mould support and full instructions. moulding sand n. sand which may be packed tightly around a pattern to form a mould for molten metal or (less commonly) clay; any sand of this consistency. ΚΠ 1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 33/1 Where the operations are conducted with a black material, namely, the moulding sand. 1930 Engineering 21 Feb. 247/1 Simple tests have been devised for regular daily foundry control of moulding sands. 1969 G. M. Bennison & A. E. Wright Geol. Hist. Brit. Isles xii. 274 The Pebble Beds are followed by the Upper Mottled Sandstone ≡ Moulding Sand... The term moulding sand refers to their widespread use. 1985 Paleobiology 11 337/2 The enveloping sand evidently possessed excellent ‘molding’ properties. Such ‘molding sands’ are discussed by Milner et al. moulding table n. (a) a table on which moulding is carried out; (b) a table decorated with mouldings. ΚΠ 1536 in V. Chinnery Oak Furnit. (1979) 290 A moulding table. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 315/2 Sable, a Molding Board or Moulding Table, Argent; in chief a Dough knife, proper. 1859 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 22 Apr. 361/2 A stationary bottom plate or moulding table, which is fixed at a clay-tight distance from the aforesaid channel. 1877 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 219/2 The material [sc. pitch] immediately passes into the molding tables, in passing through which it is subject to 60,000 pounds of pressure. 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 6 119 The top [of a beehive stand] had been taken off and a molding table put thereon. 2000 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 3 Nov. Crayon-maker Koury Cook described the process of mixing and pouring a blend of wax and red pigment onto a flatbed molding table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). mouldingn.2 1. The process of becoming mouldy. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > mouldy or musty condition > becoming mouldy moulinga1425 moulding1530 vinnying1552 mothering1720 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [noun] > mustiness, mouldiness, or mould > process of moulinga1425 moulding1530 vinnying1552 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 640/1 I keep breed from moldyng and drinke from sowryng. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 20v Let hay be wel made, or auise else a vous, for moulding in goef, or for fyering thy house. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 82 This juyce..may long be preserved from moulding. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 56 The staking and binding it up to a pyramidical Form..heats the inward Branches..and occasions their Moulding. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 98/1 Where paste is to be kept for a long time, various ingredients may be added, to prevent souring and moulding. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > harmful or parasitic fungi > [noun] > mould or mildew fenOE mildew1340 moulda1400 moul1440 vinny1538 hoar1548 mouldingc1610 vinegar-plant1797 moulder1817 mucor1818 vinegar mother1839 leaf rust1859 wood-mould1869 Isaria1874 grease mould1882 brown mould1883 pourriture noble1911 fumagine1913 c1610 T. Bodley in Reliquiæ Bodleianæ (1703) 111 He should..with clean Cloths strike away the Dust and moulding of the Books. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 55 Green molding, which breaks through the whited walls. 1670 J. Cosin Corr. 13 Oct. (1872) II. ciii. 257 The bookes..will contract moulding. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) i. 7 Great care in dressing them well, and keeping them clean from moulding. ΚΠ 1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. V. i Moulding, the ore found on the top of veins near the surface of the ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mouldingmoldingn.3 Now rare. The heaping of soil around or over the stems and roots of plants; earthing up. Also with up. Cf. later moulding board n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > earthing up earthing1552 hilling1628 moulding1691 landinga1806 mounding1827 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 13 Dress your Sweet-Herb Beds..with a new Moulding every second Year. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. Argt. sig. Bv The character of a good planter. Of weeding. Of moulding. Of stripping. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 751 The moulding should take place in the early part of August. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mouldingmoldingadj.1 That forms or shapes something or someone. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape informativea1398 shaping1398 forging1593 plastical1615 effigiating1616 plastic1624 forming1644 efformative1647 plasmatical1647 plasmatic1651 moulding1665 fashionative1693 modelizing1716 configurating1808 configurative1817 formatory1868 crystallizing1883 configurational1969 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xvii. 110 In some there were impressions, just as if there had been holes broken in the figurating, imprinting or moulding shell. 1694 E. Settle Ambitious Slave iii. i. 23 If those Powers you name have made Beauty the Master-stroak of their Creation, I thank their Generous Moulding Hands These Eyes Are not their poorest stamp. 1779 W. Combe World as it Goes 31 The ready Ministers..With moulding hands the secret Lightnings form. 1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 101/1 These sufferings of the Tartars, though under the moulding hands of accident, arrange themselves almost with a scenical propriety. 1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation (1852) v. 103 Under the moulding power of the Holy Ghost. 1885 Athenæum 25 July 105/2 The environment has more moulding force in early life. 1911 J. Muir My First Summer in Sierra 224 Huge shining domes on the east, over the tops of which the grinding wasting, molding glacier must have swept. 1955 V. Nabokov Lolita I. xxx. 136 There would have been a sultan, his face expressing great agony (belied, as it were, by his molding caress), helping a callypygean slave child to climb a column of onyx. 1992 New Statesman & Society 17 Apr. 19/1 That immigration remains a potent moulding force was evident in the outburst of racism in the Tory camp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mouldingmoldingadj.2 Now rare. That crumbles, rots, or decays. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > causing decomposition moulding1684 mouldering1712 disintegrating1832 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > decomposing, crumbling, or melting away moultering1568 mouldering1599 dissolving1686 deliquescent1792 murling1827 decomposing1833 disintegrating1872 moulding1907 1684 N. Lee Constantine ii. 16 Certain Danger; Which like a moulding Promontory hangs, Bursting above our Heads; and threatens Death. 1700 M. Pix Beau Defeated ii. 9 Debase my immortal Soul to feed this moulding Clay? 'Tis impossible. 1826 P. Pounden France & Italy 64 The stately pile..was then beginning to suffer from the moulding touch of time. 1907 Academy 23 Mar. 283/2 The moulding corpses. 1975 R. Hugo Coll. Poems (1983) 263 Molding apricots. The faded sign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11327n.21530n.31691adj.11665adj.21684 |
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