Folding vs. Molding — What's the Difference?

To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part

The act or process of molding.

To make compact by doubling or bending over parts

Something that is molded.

To bring from an extended to a closed position

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.

To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold

Present participle of mold

To place together and intertwine

The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

To envelop or clasp; enfold

Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.

To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns

(architecture) 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.

(Informal) To discontinue operating; close

(woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.

(Games) To withdraw (one's hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.

(founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.

(Geology) To form bends in (a stratum of rock).

(milling) A mill for shaping timber.

To become folded.

(founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

To be capable of being folded

The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

(Informal) To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.

Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or sculptures.

(Games) To withdraw from a game in defeat.

A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.

To give in; buckle

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.

To weaken or collapse from exertion.

Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure.

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold

The act or an instance of folding.

A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

A part that has been folded over or against another

A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

A line or mark made by folding; a crease

Sculpture produced by molding

A coil or bend, as of rope.

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.

(Geology) A bend in a stratum of rock.

(Anatomy) A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.

A fenced enclosure for livestock, especially sheep.

A flock of sheep.

A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims.

A religious congregation

Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

The action of folding; a fold.

The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.

Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.

(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.

(slang) Paper money, as opposed to coins.

Present participle of fold

The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication.

The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.

The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape;

The act of folding;

Capable of being folded up and stored;