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hood mould
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for dripstone [2] ...
In architecture, a hood mould, also called a label, is an external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater. This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop.
Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum. Architrave: The lintel or flat horizontal member which spans the space between columns; in classical architecture, the lowest member of an entablature.
Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum. Types of Arches: depressed, horseshoe, intersecting, round, ogee or ogive. See also: blind arch, relieving arch, transverse arch, triumphal arch.
Crockets are usually found on the raking edge of finials, pinnacles and spires. Here they are on the top edge of an ogee shaped hood mould. Above the lower windows is a cornice with a pointed arch frieze and battlementing along the top.
Parts of an arch: keystone, soffit, spring line, springer, voussoir.
Measurements of an arch: rise, span.
Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum.
 See also: Hood, Architecture, Moulding, Ornament, Abacus
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