molding vs stencil

molding

noun
  • 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. 

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

  • A machine to assist in making molds for castings. 

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

  • A planing machine for making moldings. 

  • A mill for shaping timber. 

  • A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. 

stencil

noun
  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

How often have the words molding and stencil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )