单词 | crown moulding |
释义 | > as lemmascrown moulding crown moulding n. chiefly Architecture (North American) a moulding that crowns an architectural feature or piece of furniture; (now esp.) an ornamental moulding around the wall of a room, just below the ceiling; a cornice. ΚΠ 1832 Episcopal Watchman 19 May 6/5 The recess is decorated with antæ, of bold relief, surmounted by an entablature, the crown mouldings of which are carried round the towers. 1923 Art Bull. 5 78 The cornice is divided into three parts: the bed mould, the fascia, and the crown moulding or cyma. 1987 W. McPherson Sargasso Sea (1988) iii. 116 He could have absorbed himself in the details of crown moldings and picture rails and wainscot, and the art of coping. 2004 Philadelphia May (Advertising section) 10/1 The bookshelves, cabinetry, crown moldings, door and window trim, and raised panel wainscoting are all made from ‘lyptus’ wood. < as lemmas |
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