hoodmold

  • 1hoodmold — hood·mold (ho͝odʹmōld ) n. See dripstone. * * * ▪ architecture also called  dripstone , or  label   molding projecting from the face of the wall, immediately above an arch or opening whose curvature or outline it follows. The hoodmold, which… …

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  • 2hoodmold — noun a protective drip that is made of stone • Syn: ↑dripstone, ↑hoodmould • Hypernyms: ↑drip, ↑drip mold, ↑drip mould * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also …

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  • 3drip mold — noun (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) • Syn: ↑drip, ↑drip mould • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑projection …

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  • 4drip mould — noun (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) • Syn: ↑drip, ↑drip mold • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑projection …

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  • 5dripstone — noun 1. the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites • Hypernyms: ↑calcium carbonate • Substance Holonyms: ↑stalactite, ↑stalagmite 2. a protective drip that is made of stone • Syn: ↑hoodmold, ↑ …

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  • 6hoodmould — noun a protective drip that is made of stone • Syn: ↑dripstone, ↑hoodmold • Hypernyms: ↑drip, ↑drip mold, ↑drip mould …

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  • 7mask stop — noun : the termination of a hoodmold when carved to bear more or less resemblance to a human face …

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  • 8hood molding — noun see hoodmold * * * a molding or dripstone over a door or window. Also, hood mold. [1835 45] …

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