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  2. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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    Synthetic mouldings are a cost-effective alternative that rival the aesthetic and function of traditional profiles. [citation needed] Moldings from 1728 Table of architecture in the Cyclopedia [1] Common mouldings include: Archivolt: Ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.

  3. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    An ornamental moulding in which an ovolo is inscribed with alternating oval and V-shaped motifs. Enfilade A row of rooms with aligned doorways, creating a linear processional route. Enfilades were common in upper-class Baroque architecture and are used in museum layouts to manage flow. Engaged column

  4. Ovolo - Wikipedia

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    The ovolo or echinus is a convex decorative molding profile used in architectural ornamentation. Its profile is a quarter to a half of a more or less flattened circle. The 1911 edition of Encyclopædia Britannica says: adapted from Ital. uovolo, diminutive of uovo, an egg; other foreign equivalents are Fr. ove, échine, quart de rond; Lat ...

  5. Cornice - Wikipedia

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    Illustrations of cornices in different styles Illustrations of various examples of ancient Egyptian cornices, all of them having cavettos. In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge" [1]) is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or ...

  6. Egg-and-dart - Wikipedia

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    Egg-and-dart molding at the top of an Ionic capital at the Jefferson Memorial. Egg-and-dart, also known as egg-and-tongue, egg-and-anchor, or egg-and-star, [1] is an ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo—typically an egg-shaped object alternating with a V-shaped element [1] (e.g ...

  7. Hood mould - Wikipedia

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    Rectangular hood mouldings on a rendered Victorian building (in Cumbria, England). Every window of the Mercer House (in Savannah, Georgia , U.S.) is crowned with a cast-iron hood moulding. Tudor-style hood mould ending in decorative label stops ( Magdalene College , University of Cambridge , England).

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