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bed molding

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noun

  1. Architecture.  the molding or group of moldings immediately beneath the corona of a cornice.

  2. any molding under a projection.


Etymology

Origin of bed molding

First recorded in 1695–1705

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An astragal with the customary bead and reel separates the cymatium and the corona, while a drilled rope supplies the bed molding above the dentil course.

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