Crown molding: A wide, molding with beveled edges that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling. General term for any molding at the top or "crowning" an architectural element.
Crown molding A molding where the wall and ceiling meet; uppermost molding along furniture or cabinetry.
Cupola A small, dome-like structure, on top of the house.
Crown Molding:
Angled molding joining horizontal and vertical surfaces in a clean and elegant manner. Common uses include wall to ceiling molding, fireplace mantles, crowns or caps to furniture, and as decorative wall shelving.
is generally any horizontal decorative molding which crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.
A decorative band of varied contour, used to trim structural members, wall planes, and openings. Crown molding is decorative molding where the wall and ceiling meet or the uppermost molding along furniture or cabinetry.
 See also: Architecture, Crown, Molding, Classical, Cornice
  
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