: a decorative plane or curved strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Illustration of molding
1 fillet and fascia
2 torus
3 reeding
4 cavetto
5 scotia
6 congé
7 beak
Examples of molding in a Sentence
The house has beautiful moldings around its doors and windows.
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Throw it out when the liquid gets wispy (molding) or starts to smell like acetone (fermenting).—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 June 2025 And the apartment, located on the first floor of a prewar co-op, has ten-foot ceilings, period moldings, hardwood floors, and large south-facing windows at one end of the 18-foot-long living and dining room with an open kitchen at the other end.—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 June 2025 Ornate molding, still somehow well-defined, as if milled yesterday.—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025 Felicia reaches up and runs her hand along the top of the molding.—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for molding
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