▪ I. moulded, ppl. a.1
(ˈməʊldɪd)
Also (now U.S.) molded.
[f. mould v.2 + -ed1.]
1. Shaped or cast in a mould; made according to a mould; cut or shaped to a mould.
| 1727–51 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Column, Moulded Column is that made by impastation, of gravel and flints of divers colours, which are bound together with a cement, which grows perfectly hard, and receives a polish like marble. 1766 W. Gordon Gen. Counting-ho. 385, 10 boxes, containing moulded candles. 1853 Ure Dict. Arts II. 386 The preparation or marking of the paper..is done by means of a moulded piece of wood. 1854 Ronalds & Richardson Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 97 The moulded charcoal being more dense than that made by the old plan. 1874 Gouffé Roy. Bk. Pastry, etc. 193 Moulded cakes for entremets. |
b. Shipbuilding (see mould n.3 1 b and v.2 8).
moulded breadth, width: the greatest breadth of a vessel.
| 1773 Life N. Frowde 99 She..was as complete a molded Vessel as ever came out of a Dock. 1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XVII. 405/1 The length of the keel being 29 feet, and breadth moulded nine feet. c 1850 Rudim. Navig. (Weale) 134 Moulded, cut to the mould. Also the size or bigness of the timbers that way the mould is laid. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Moulded breadth. 1887 Pall Mall G. 19 Aug. 8/2 The vessel..was 44 ft. in moulded width of beam. |
2. Arch. Consisting of a moulding or mouldings; ornamented with mouldings.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. xiii. 473 A Foure Square Stee[p]le, each corner Supported with a Buttrice, the Top set off with Moulded Battlements. 1823 P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 316 Moulded-work is that which is formed into various forms on the edges, as cornices architraves, &c. 1843 C. Barry in 2nd Rep. Comm. Fine Arts 7 That such of the ceilings as are flat should be formed into compartments by moulded ribs. 1878 Sir G. G. Scott Lect. Archit. I. 157 Another great characteristic of English architecture is the moulded (unfoliated) capital. |
▪ II. moulded, ppl. a.2
(ˈməʊldɪd)
[f. mould v.3 or n.4 + -ed.]
Mouldy.
| a 1552 Leland Itin. (1769) VII. 57 Mony hid yn Pottes so hold and muldid that when y{supt} was strongly towchid yt went almost to mowlder. 1603 Knolles Hist. Turks (1621) 624 Verie course, hoarie, moulded [1638 mouldy] bread. 1795 Trans. Soc. Arts XIII. 181 Not having had one rotten or moulded piece this year. |