picture mold

American  

noun

1. a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.

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Example Sentences

By many counts, Roma—Alfonso Cuarón’s cinematic tale of Mexican identity, sexual politics, societal violence, working-class agency, and economic divide—doesn’t fit the traditional mainstream motion picture mold.

From Slate

Later the skirting only was frequently employed with a simple cornice or picture mold, even in the principal rooms of the better houses, as in the dining room at Whitby Hall.

From Project Gutenberg