moulding

Synonyms:

molding

Types:

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annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet

molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column

architrave

the molding around a door or window

baseboard, mopboard, skirting board

a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

astragal, bead, beading, beadwork

a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

bead and quirk, quirk bead

beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates

cavetto

a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section

conge, congee

(architecture) a concave molding

cornice

a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall

cyma, cymatium

(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

cyma recta

a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex

cyma reversa, ogee

a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue

a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape

gorgerin, necking

the molding at the top of a column

ovolo, quarter round, thumb

a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

echinus

ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column

quirk molding, quirk moulding

a molding having a small groove in it

rib

a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

subbase

the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard

surbase

the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall)

tore, torus

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

Type of:

decoration, ornament, ornamentation

something used to beautify

Synonyms:

border, molding

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edge

the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something

Synonyms:

clay sculpture, modeling, mold, molding, mould

Type of:

sculpture

a three-dimensional work of plastic art

Synonyms:

modeling, modelling, molding

Type of:

carving, sculpture

creating figures or designs in three dimensions