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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Modeling

· Mod·el·ing · IPA /mˈɑdəlˌɪŋ/
01 n. The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Als…
  1. 1.
    The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.(Fine Arts)
Phrases & compounds
Modeling plane — a small plane for planing rounded objects.
Modeling wax — beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.