molding

fe’l verb

1. To be shaped in or as if in a mold. These shoes gradually molded to my feet.
2. To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
3. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
4. To fit closely by following the contours of.

ot noun

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.
3. A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
4. (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.