moldiness, mouldiness

[Eng. moldy; 1. Ord. Lang.: The quality or state of being moldy; mold; moldy growth. "His few Greek books a rotten chest contain'd; Whose covers much of mouldine complain'd." Dryden: Juvenal, sat. iii. 2. Bot .: Aspergillus, a genus of Fungals. mōld-ing, mould-ing, pr . par ., a . & 8. [MOLD (2), υ .] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of forming or casting in a mold. 2. Anything cast or formed in or as in a mold. II. Figuratively : 1. Arch .: A term applied to all the varieties of outline or contour given to the angles of the various subordinate parts and features of buildings, whether projections or cavities, such as cornices, capitals, bases, door or window jambs and heads, . There are eight sorts of regular moldings: viz., the ovolo, the talon, the cyma, the cavetto, the torus, the astragal, the scotia, and the fillet. These mold. ings are not to be used at hazard, each having certain situations adapted to its reception, to which it must always be applied. Thus, the ovolo and talon, from their peculiar form, seem intended to support other important moldings or members; the cyma and cavetto, being of weaker contour, should only be used for the core of arts; the torus and astragal, bearing a resemblance rope, appear calculated to bind and fortify the parts to which they are applied; the use use of the fillet and scotia is to separate one molding from another, and to give a variety to the general profile. The ovolo and talon are mostly placed in situations above the level of the eye; when below it, they should only be applied as crowning members. The place for the scotia is universally below the level of the eye. When the fillet is very wide, and used under the cyma of a cornice, it is termed a corona; if under a corona it is called a band. The curved contours of moldings are portions of either circles or ellipses. In Norman architecture the moldings were almost universally rounds and hollows variously combined, and frequently broken up into zigzag lines. In English architecture of the Middle Ages the moldings are bolder. 2. Joinery: A mode of ornamentation by grooved or swelling bands, or forms following the line of the object. There are numerous varieties, as the bead, the astragal, the cavetto, the echinus, the fillet, the fascia, the ovolo, the ogee, the cyma, the recta or revers a, the quirk, the bolection, . A molding-machine, s. 1. Plastic - work: A machine for the manufacture of composition-molding. 2. Sheet-metal Working : A kind of rolling machine for molding sheet-metal to shape for cornices, balusters, and other purposes. It consists of a pair of rollers of counterpart form, between which the sheet of metal is pa ed to give it the required outline. timber. molding-mill, s. A planing-mill for shaping molding-planes, s . pl . Joiners' planes for making moldings, and having various patterns, or concave and convex soles to form parts of moldings; such as hollows and rounds. Match-planes.