neckmould

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

neck +‎ mould

Noun

neckmould (plural neckmoulds)

  1. (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for neckmould in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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