DRIPSTONE See hood-mould.
ECHINUS The convex moulding that supports the abacus on a capital.
ELEVATION A drawing or photograph that shows one face of a building.
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Leaving aside the fact that the Chancellor no doubt sees himself more in the Robin Hood mould - taking from the rich, giving to the poor - it will be interesting to study the other characters.
Dripstone
a projecting moulding above an arch or lintel to throw off surface water
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Dripstone - a projecting moulding weathered on the upper surface and throated underneath so as to deflect rain water. When carried round an arch it is called a hood. It is sometimes employed inside a building for a decorative purpose only.
Drip, Dripstone Dripmould or Hood
A projecting string, hood, or molding over doorways, arches, windows, and niches, first installed to direct rainwater away from the opening. Dripstones can be very ornate.
Hoodmould \ dripstone
- projecting moulding over an arch or lintel designed to throw off water, also known as dripstones. They could be quite ornate and many estates adopted particular styles for their buildings.
A square-arched dripstone or hoodmold; extends horizontally across the top of an opening and returns vertically downward for a short distance
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dripstone - a small, sometimes decorated stone incorporated into door or window jambs to throw rain water clear of the opening.
embattlements - A parapet with indentations or embrasures as seen here, at left, capping a medieval town gate.
Two particular uses of the term are: (a) that part of a dripstone or hood-mould which, after running downwards, turns of horizontally; (b) the western row of choir stalls which runs north-south, set against the screen at the west end of the coir.
DripstoneMoulded stone projecting from a wall to protect the lower parts from water; when over an opening, called a hoodmould.DrumCircular or polygonal stage supporting a dome or cupola.
 See also: Architecture, House, Gothic, Frame, Doorway
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