What does moulage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word moulage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use moulage in French.

The word moulage in French means casting, cast, moulding, grinding, milling, sand casting, sand molded casting, blow molding. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moulage

casting

nom masculin (action de mouler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec du plâtre elle prend l'empreinte pour faire ses moulages.
She uses plaster to take the impression with which to do her casting.

cast

nom masculin (reproduction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les musées vendent des moulages des sculptures célèbres.
Museums sell casts of famous sculptures.

moulding

nom masculin (mise en forme du fromage) (dairy, UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fermière procède au moulage du caillé pour obtenir un fromage.
The farmer carries out the moulding of the curd to obtain cheese.

grinding, milling

nom masculin (action de moudre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On obtient la farine par moulage des grains de blé.
The flour is obtained by the grinding (or: milling) of the wheat grain.

sand casting, sand molded casting

nom masculin (réalisation d'une empreinte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blow molding

nom masculin (procédé de mise en forme) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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