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pr. &
vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] [Cf. F.
modeler, It. modellare.] To plan or form after a
pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape;
to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to
model an edifice according to the plan delineated.

Mod"el, v. i. (Fine Arts)
To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to
model in wax.

Mod"el*er (?), n. One who models;
hence, a worker in plastic art. [Written also
modeller.]

Mod"el*ing, n. (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.

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