verb
found
To shape metal by melting it and pouring it into a mold.
Workers found the bronze in molds shaped for the statue.
Etymology
Latin fundere means to pour or melt. Founding metal preserves the literal process of pouring molten material into a mold to give it shape.
More examples
- The workshop founds small brass fittings.
- They founded metal into decorative shapes.
- The old plant specialized in founding iron.
Forms
found · founds · founded · founding
Similar words
- cast
- The usual verb for pouring molten material into a mold.