raking cornice
1raking cornice — In architecture, the cornice on the sloping sides of a pediment …
2raking cornice — noun : a cornice that follows the slope of a gable or pediment * * * Archit. either of two straight, sloping cornices on a pediment following or suggesting the slopes of a roof …
3raking cornice — Archit. either of two straight, sloping cornices on a pediment following or suggesting the slopes of a roof. * * * …
4Cornice — Not to be confused with Corniche. This article is about the architectural feature. For the overhanging snow form, see Snow cornice. Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the… …
5Pediment — The upper part of the Greek National Academy building in Athens, showing the pediment with sculptures This article is about the architectural element. For the landform, see Pediment (geology). A pediment is a classical architectural element… …
6pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall …
7Gable — This article is about the architectural feature. For other uses, see Gable (disambiguation). A gable roof in its simplest form A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and… …
8Christ Episcopal Church (Tarrytown, New York) — Christ Episcopal Church South Broadway (east) facade, 2008 Basic information Location Tarrytown, NY, USA Geographic coordinates …
9broken pediment — Archit. a pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex. See illus. under pediment. * * * …
10New Kingston Presbyterian Church — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
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