Molding is a decorative strip, usually made of wood, plaster, or plastic, used along walls, ceilings, doors, or floors to create a finished look. It can also refer to the process of shaping material in a mold.
From the verb “to mold,” meaning “to shape,” which comes from Old French “modler” and Latin “modulus,” “small measure or model.” The noun grew from the idea of a shaped or patterned piece.
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