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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mold·ing, 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.
 2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures. [wns=1]
 Syn: -- mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.
 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. [wns=2]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cren·el·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crenelated p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating ]  [Written also crenellate.]
 1. To furnish with crenelles.
 2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.
 Crenelated molding Arch., a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.