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molding
(encz) | molding,formování n: Zdeněk Brož |
molding
(encz) | molding,hnětení n: Zdeněk Brož |
molding
(encz) | molding,římsa n: Zdeněk Brož |
molding
(encz) | molding,utváření n: Zdeněk Brož |
Molding
(gcide) | Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molded or
Moulded; p. pr. & vb. n. Molding or Moulding.]
To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
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Molding
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything
according to a pattern.
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Molding board or Moulding board.
(a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
(b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine.
(a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (
b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), a kind of sand
containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of
making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
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2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as
grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or
sculptures. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
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3. (Arch.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or
projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and
shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern,
and are generally used in groups, the different members of
each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another.
See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under
Crenelate, v. t. [WordNet sense 2]
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4. Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or
finishing. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: moolding.
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5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a
finished work can be copied. [WordNet sense 5]
Syn: modeling, moulding.
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molding
(wn) | molding
n 1: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn:
molding, casting]
2: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn:
molding, moulding]
3: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn:
molding, moulding, border]
4: sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould,
molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture]
5: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished
work can be copied [syn: modeling, modelling, molding,
moulding] |
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molding
(encz) | molding,formování n: Zdeněk Brožmolding,hnětení n: Zdeněk Brožmolding,římsa n: Zdeněk Brožmolding,utváření n: Zdeněk Brož |
quirk molding
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Bed-molding
(gcide) | Bed-molding \Bed"-mold`ing\ Bed-moulding
\Bed"-mould`ing\(b[e^]d"m[=o]ld`[i^]ng), n. (Arch.)
The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. --Oxf.
Gloss.
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cable molding
(gcide) | Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum,
caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.
kabel, from the French. See Capable.]
1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length,
used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes.
It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.
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2. A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with
some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of
a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.
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3. (Arch) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member
of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral
twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding.
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Bower cable, the cable belonging to the bower anchor.
Cable road, a railway on which the cars are moved by a
continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary
motor.
Cable's length, the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the
merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or
more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is
either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600
feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile).
Cable tier.
(a) That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed.
(b) A coil of a cable.
Sheet cable, the cable belonging to the sheet anchor.
Stream cable, a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower
cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and
heavy seas.
Submarine cable. See Telegraph.
To pay out the cable, To veer out the cable, to slacken
it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run
out of the hawse hole.
To serve the cable, to bind it round with ropes, canvas,
etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse,
et.
To slip the cable, to let go the end on board and let it
all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to
weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die.
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Chain molding
(gcide) | Chain \Chain\ (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf.
Catenate.]
1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected,
or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as
of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and
transmission of mechanical power, etc.
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[They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v.
29.
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2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a
bond; as, the chains of habit.
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Driven down
To chains of darkness and the undying worm.
--Milton.
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3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things
connected and following each other in succession; as, a
chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
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4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used
in measuring land.
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Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists
of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and
ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the
total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a
measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land
measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an
acre.
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5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to
bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the
channels.
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6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.
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Chain belt (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for
transmitting power.
Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables,
anchors, etc.
Chain bolt
(a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate,
which fastens it to the vessel's side.
(b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of
position.
Chain bond. See Chain timber.
Chain bridge, a bridge supported by chain cables; a
suspension bridge.
Chain cable, a cable made of iron links.
Chain coral (Zool.), a fossil coral of the genus
Halysites, common in the middle and upper Silurian
rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in
groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When
perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.
Chain coupling.
(a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting
a chain with an object.
(b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars
with a chain.
Chain gang, a gang of convicts chained together.
Chain hook (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about
the deck.
Chain mail, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal
links wrought into the form of a garment.
Chain molding (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a
chain, used in the Normal style.
Chain pier, a pier suspended by chain.
Chain pipe (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with
iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers
or tiers.
Chain plate (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or
bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging
is fastened.
Chain pulley, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of
its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links
of a chain.
Chain pumps. See in the Vocabulary.
Chain rule (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical
problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion,
by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the
consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the
next, the relation between the first antecedent and the
last consequent is discovered.
Chain shot (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain,
formerly used in naval warfare on account of their
destructive effect on a ship's rigging.
Chain stitch. See in the Vocabulary.
Chain timber. (Arch.) See Bond timber, under Bond.
Chain wales. (Naut.) Same as Channels.
Chain wheel. See in the Vocabulary.
Closed chain, Open chain (Chem.), terms applied to the
chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[ae]
are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see
Benzene nucleus, under Benzene), or in an open
extended form.
Endless chain, a chain whose ends have been united by a
link.
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Crenelated molding
(gcide) | Crenelate \Cren"el*ate\ (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Crenelated (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating
(-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to
indent. See Crenelle.] [Written also crenellate.]
1. To furnish with crenelles.
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2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.
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Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used
in Norman buildings.
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Deck molding
(gcide) | Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See Deck, v.]
1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or
compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;
larger ships have two or three decks.
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Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of
vessels having more than one.
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Berth deck (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where
the hammocks of the crew are swung.
Boiler deck (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers
are placed.
Flush deck, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to
stern.
Gun deck (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the
ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the
upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower
gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun
deck.
Half-deck, that portion of the deck next below the spar
deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
Hurricane deck (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,
usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.
Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are
stowed, usually below the water line.
Poop deck, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop
cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the
mizzenmast aft.
Quarter-deck, the part of the upper deck abaft the
mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Spar deck.
(a) Same as the upper deck.
(b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
Upper deck, the highest deck of the hull, extending from
stem to stern.
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2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb
roof when made nearly flat.
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3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.
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4. A pack or set of playing cards.
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The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.
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5. A heap or store. [Obs.]
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Who . . . hath such trinkets
Ready in the deck. --Massinger.
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6. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a
biplane or multiplane.
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7. the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.
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8. a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a
roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors,
outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.
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Between decks. See under Between.
Deck bridge (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries
the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a
through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower
chords, between the girders.
Deck curb (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof
construction.
Deck floor (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as
of a belfry or balcony.
Deck hand, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but
not expected to go aloft.
Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a
deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the
roof.
Deck roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not
surmounted by parapet walls.
Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the
deck is framed.
To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary
incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for
action.
To sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the
stakes on the table by winning them.
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Diagonal molding
(gcide) | Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to
angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.
F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or
multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;
crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
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Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See
Herringbone, a.
Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer
skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about
45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.
Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer.
Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel
lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that
their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the
unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a
plain scale.
Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding,
under Cross, a.
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Dovetail molding
(gcide) | Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.)
A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail
spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits
tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces
which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
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Dovetail molding (Arch.), a molding of any convex section
arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.
Dovetail saw (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing.
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Eaves molding
(gcide) | Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves,
brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG.
obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel.
upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[aum]-drup water dropping from the
eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is
in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in
Saxon. See Over, and cf. Eavesdrop.]
1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a
building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water
that falls on the roof.
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2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] "Eaves of the hill." --Wyclif.
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3. Eyelids or eyelashes.
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And closing eaves of wearied eyes. --Tennyson.
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Eaves board (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with
a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of
a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,
or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also
eaves catch and eaves lath.
Eaves channel, Eaves gutter, Eaves trough. Same as
Gutter, 1.
Eaves molding (Arch.), a molding immediately below the
eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.
Eaves swallow (Zo["o]l.).
(a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of
building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of
buildings. See Cliff swallow, under Cliff.
(b) The European swallow.
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Edge molding
(gcide) | Edge \Edge\ ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG.
ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr.
'akh` point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. Egg, v. t.,
Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.]
1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
(figuratively), That which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
deeply, etc.
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He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
ii. 12.
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Slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword. --Shak.
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2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
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Upon the edge of yonder coppice. --Shak.
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In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge
Of battle. --Milton.
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Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
W. Scott.
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3. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness;
intenseness of desire.
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The full edge of our indignation. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
fears and by our vices. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On
the edge of winter." --Milton.
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Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
corner.
Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill.
Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
two curves meeting in an angle.
Edge plane.
(a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
(b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
is employed.
Edge rail. (Railroad)
(a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
than width.
(b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
--Knight.
Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.
Edge stone, a curbstone.
Edge tool.
(a) Any tool or instrument having a sharp edge intended
for cutting.
(b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
tool.
To be on edge,
(a) to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
(b) to be irritable or nervous.
on edge,
(a) See to be on edge.
(b) See to set the teeth on edge.
To set the teeth on edge,
(a) to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the
teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them.
[archaic] --Bacon.
(b) to produce a disagreeable or unpleasant sensation; to
annoy or repel; -- often used of sounds; as, the
screeching of of the subway train wheels sets my teeth
on edge.
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Hip molding
(gcide) | Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG.
huf, G. h["u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h["o]ft, Goth. hups; cf.
Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of
cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.]
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1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of
the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.
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2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two
sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall
plates running in different directions.
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3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end
post meets the top chord. --Waddell.
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Hip bone (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also
haunch bone and huckle bone.
Hip girdle (Anat.), the pelvic girdle.
Hip joint (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone
and hip bone.
Hip knob (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the
intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.
Hip molding (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof,
covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.
Hip rafter (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall
plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.
Hip roof, Hipped roof (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends
and sloping sides. See Hip, n., 2., and Hip, v. t., 3.
Hip tile, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof.
To catch upon the hip, or To have on the hip, to have or
get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from
wresting. --Shak.
To smite hip and thigh, to overthrow completely; to defeat
utterly. --Judg. xv. 8.
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Hood molding
(gcide) | Hood molding \Hood" mold`ing\ Hood moulding \Hood" mould`ing\
(Arch.)
A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the
outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also {hood
mold}.
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Interpenetrating molding
(gcide) | Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. i.
To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or
their parts.
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Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic
architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem
to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other
members; often, two sets of architectural members
penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had
been plastic when they were put together.
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Loam molding
(gcide) | Loam \Loam\ (l[=o]m), n. [AS. l[=a]m; akin to D. leem, G. lehm,
and E. lime. See 4th Lime.]
1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with
organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
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We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker.
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2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials,
used in making molds for large castings, often without a
pattern.
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Loam mold (Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam,
n., 2.
Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds.
Loam plate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam
mold rests, or from which it is suspended.
Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.
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Lozenge-molding
(gcide) | Lozenge \Loz"enge\ (l[o^]z"[e^]nj), n. [F. lozange, losange;
perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic
sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf.
Losenger, Laudable.]
1. (Her.)
(a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and
lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or
escutcheon. Cf. Fusil.
(b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the
shield which is used by men.
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2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two
obtuse angles; a rhomb.
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3. Anything in the form of lozenge.
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4. Specifically: A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored,
and often medicated. -- originally in the form of a
lozenge.
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Lozenge coach, the coach of a dowager, having her coat of
arms painted on a lozenge. [Obs.] --Walpole.
Lozenge-molding (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman
architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.
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Molding board
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything
according to a pattern.
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Molding board or Moulding board.
(a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
(b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine.
(a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (
b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), a kind of sand
containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding machine
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything
according to a pattern.
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Molding board or Moulding board.
(a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
(b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine.
(a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (
b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), a kind of sand
containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding mill
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything
according to a pattern.
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Molding board or Moulding board.
(a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
(b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine.
(a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (
b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), a kind of sand
containing clay, used in making molds.
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Molding sand
(gcide) | Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.
Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything
according to a pattern.
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Molding board or Moulding board.
(a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t.
(b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.
Molding machine or Moulding machine.
(a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (
b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.
Molding mill or Moulding mill, a mill for shaping timber.
Molding sand or Moulding sand (Founding), a kind of sand
containing clay, used in making molds.
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nail-head molding
(gcide) | Nail-headed \Nail"-head`ed\, a.
Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble
the head of a nail.
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Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform
characters. See under Arrowheaded.
Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a
series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of
large nails; -- called also nail-head molding, or
nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of
dogtooth. See Dogtooth.
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Nail-headed molding
(gcide) | Nail-headed \Nail"-head`ed\, a.
Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble
the head of a nail.
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Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform
characters. See under Arrowheaded.
Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a
series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of
large nails; -- called also nail-head molding, or
nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of
dogtooth. See Dogtooth.
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Pellet molding
(gcide) | Pellet \Pel"let\ (p[e^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota,
pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.]
1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax on paper.
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2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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As swift as a pellet out of a gun. --Chaucer.
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Pellet gun a gun that fires small pellets, less than 3 mm
diameter, usually made of metal.
Pellet molding (Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with
smalt, flat disks.
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Plain molding
(gcide) | Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. Plainer; superl. Plainest.] [F.,
level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.
Llano, Piano, Plan, Plane level, a level surface.]
1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;
even. See Plane.
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The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
places plain. --Isa. xl. 4.
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2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
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Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.
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3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;
clear; unmistakable. "'T is a plain case." --Shak.
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4.
(a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without
conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
(b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show
or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. "Plain
yet pious Christians." --Hammond. "The plain people."
--A. Lincoln.
(c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;
artless; honest; frank. "An honest mind, and plain."
--Shak.
(d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain
food.
(e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain
woman.
(f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.
(g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.
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Plain battle, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Plain chant (Mus.) Same as Plain song, below.
Plain chart (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's
projection.
Plain dealer.
(a) One who practices plain dealing.
(b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.
Plain dealing. See under Dealing.
Plain molding (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are
plain figures.
Plain sewing, sewing of seams by simple and common
stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;
-- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.
Plain song.
(a) The Gregorian chant, or canto fermo; the prescribed
melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,
in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond
the compass of an octave.
(b) A simple melody.
Plain speaking, plainness or bluntness of speech.
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Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;
undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;
unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;
distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See Manifest.
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Quirk molding
(gcide) | Quirk \Quirk\ (kw[~e]rk), n. [Written also querk.] [Cf. W.
chwiori to turn briskly, or E. queer.]
1. A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence,
an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as,
the quirks of a pettifogger. "Some quirk or . . .
evasion." --Spenser.
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We ground the justification of our nonconformity on
dark subtilties and intricate quirks. --Barrow.
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2. A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. [Obs.] "Quirks
of joy and grief." --Shak.
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3. A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
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Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. --Shak.
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4. An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. --Pope.
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5. (Building) A piece of ground taken out of any regular
ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.;
-- sometimes written quink. --Gwilt.
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6. (Arch.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to
its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex
rounded molding.
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Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks.
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Slop molding
(gcide) | Slop \Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe,
the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E.
slip, v.i. Cf. Cowslip.]
1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt,
as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
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2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the
plural.
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3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed
or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
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Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding
slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or
coffee cups at the table.
Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in
which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet
mold instead of on a pallet.
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Weather molding
(gcide) | Weather \Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar,
OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar,
Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[aum]der wind, air, weather,
and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.
vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf.
Wither.]
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1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or
cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or
cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;
meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm
weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
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Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.
--Shak.
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Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii.
22.
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2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation
of the state of the air. --Bacon.
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3. Storm; tempest.
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What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud
My thoughts presage! --Dryden.
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4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Stress of weather, violent winds; force of tempests.
To make fair weather, to flatter; to give flattering
representations. [R.]
To make good weather, or To make bad weather (Naut.), to
endure a gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.
Under the weather, ill; also, financially embarrassed.
[Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.
Weather box. Same as Weather house, below. --Thackeray.
Weather breeder, a fine day which is supposed to presage
foul weather.
Weather bureau, a popular name for the signal service. See
Signal service, under Signal, a. [U. S.]
Weather cloth (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin
used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather
when stowed in the nettings.
Weather door. (Mining) See Trapdoor, 2.
Weather gall. Same as Water gall, 2. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
Weather house, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a
house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions
by the appearance or retirement of toy images.
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Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought
Devised the weather house, that useful toy!
--Cowper.
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Weather molding, or
Weather moulding (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door
or a window, to throw off the rain.
Weather of a windmill sail, the obliquity of the sail, or
the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.
Weather report, a daily report of meteorological
observations, and of probable changes in the weather;
esp., one published by government authority.
Weather spy, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather.
[R.] --Donne.
Weather strip (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other
material, applied to an outer door or window so as to
cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or
threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.
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molding
(wn) | molding
n 1: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn:
molding, casting]
2: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn:
molding, moulding]
3: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn:
molding, moulding, border]
4: sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould,
molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture]
5: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished
work can be copied [syn: modeling, modelling, molding,
moulding] |
quirk molding
(wn) | quirk molding
n 1: a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk
molding}, quirk moulding] |
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