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This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop. The hood mould was introduced into architecture in the Romanesque period, though they became much more common in the Gothic period. Later, with the increase in rectangular windows they became more prevalent in domestic architecture.
Cyma molding profile (left) and shadow pattern (right) Cymatium, the uppermost molding at the top of the cornice in the classical order, is made of the s-shaped cyma molding (either cyma recta or cyma reversa), combining a concave cavetto with a convex ovolo.
Keel moulding : Sharp-edged moulding resembling a cross-section of a ship's keel, common in the Early English and Decorated styles. [8] Lamb's tongue : Lambs Tongue is a moulding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge. [9] Muntin: Narrow strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. Ogee: see "Cyma"
A building's surface detailing, inside and outside, often includes decorative moulding, and these often contain ogee-shaped profiles—consisting (from low to high) of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, with vertical ends; if the lower curve is convex and higher one concave, this is known as a Roman ogee, although frequently the terms are used interchangeably and for a variety of other ...
Tracery is an architectural device by which windows (or screens, panels, and vaults) are divided into sections of various proportions by stone bars or ribs of moulding. [1] ...
Molding (process), ... Biology. Leaf mold, composted soil or earth, particularly loose soil suitable for planting; Slime mold, a kind of protist;
A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...
A moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes . Atlas A support sculpted in the form of a man, which may take the place of a column, a pier or a pilaster. Atrium (plural: atria) The inner court of a Roman house; in a multi-story building, a toplit covered court rising through all stories. Attic