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Webster 1913 Edition
Modeling
Mod′el-ing
,Noun.
(Fine Arts)
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.
[Written also
modelling
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Modeling
MOD'ELING
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