hood molding
A projecting molding on the wall above an arch. Compare withrelieving arch
hopper ...
hood molding - a decorative molding over a window or door frame (p. 22, p. 24).
swans neck - a pediment with an open apex; each side terminates in curves resembling a swan's neck.
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Hood molding; needs definition
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impost block or abacus: The slab at the top of a capital between the capital and the architectural member above. See also column, pier. Other parts of a column or pier: capital, shaft, column base.
architecture
Hood molding
Interlacing arches
Stilted arch
During these latter periods the porches with their tympanums, archivolts, columns and galleries as well as other parts of the buildings were lavishly decorated with figures ...
Label mold(ing)
Square arch hood molding. The bottom horizontal section is referred to as a "label stop."
Illustration from Stephen M. Clement House/Red Cross Building ...
rounded-headed windows with hood moldings
arched porches
balustraded balconies ...
Windows are tall and narrow, some arched or curved at the top having decorative crowns and hood moldings. Sash windows have one or two panes. Paired and triple windows or a bay window were common.
Square cupola
Porch topped with balustraded balconies
Tall, narrow, double-paned windows with hood moldings
Side bay window
Heavily molded double doors
Roman or segmented arches above windows and doors ...
High style buildings may have tall central or side towers. Windows have heavy hood moldings or lintels and have one or two panes in each sash. Paint schemes are multi-colored to pick out the ornate detail.
 See also: Molding, Hood, House, Architecture, Italian
  
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