molding

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Using a process called compression-molding, meaning that a mixture of husk fibers and polypropylene fibers is hot-pressed at large temperatures, Bradley and his team managed to obtain materials that are even stiffer than the synthetic ones currently in use, yet twice as light.

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  1. noun The act or process of molding.
  2. noun Something that is molded.
  3. noun An embellishment in strip form, made of wood or other structural material, that is used to decorate or finish a surface, such as the wall of a room or building or the surface of a door or piece of furniture. Also called mold1.

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  • The dark green walls stenciled in old gold beneath an old gold molding, the floor-to-ceiling bookcases, the library steps, the mahogany escritoire that housed a wet-bar, the massive desk, the Ital­ian leather furniture all struck Jury as expecting the immi­nent return of the CEO. —  Martha Grimes - The Old Silent
  • A urethane vessel covered in a full head of silicone hairs and created using rotational molding, the vase comes in two hair lengths, 100 cm or 50 cm (click above for expanded views). —  Cool Hunting
  • Crown molding is the most popular type of cornice moldings. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The placement of the picture-frame molding should be above chair rail height and about 10 to —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Saving installation time and money, the molding is primed and ready for direct color application to match or complement the walls and floor. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
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