wall molding

American  

noun

1. back molding.

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Example Sentences

He stares at the light streaming through an open window, his gaze following the sharp perspectival line of the room’s ornamental wall molding, as if the saint and room are psychologically of a piece.

From Washington Post

“I centered the wall molding around the fireplace, so it felt almost built in to our apartment, and added the insert inside with some battery-operated candles to give it a cozy feel.”

From Washington Post

When I watch their selfie public service announcements, I find my attention drifting to the edges of the frame: to the understated wall molding visible behind Robert DeNiro’s shoulder; to the Craftsman beams on Priyanka Chopra’s balcony; to the equine wallpaper framing Zoë Kravitz’s crackling fireplace.

From New York Times

And though the kitchen’s shaker cabinets nicely relate to the room’s wall molding, there’s zero “dialogue” between the richly detailed seating area and the blank kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal