Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

congé = A quarter-round concave molding, tangent to a verti- cal surface and succeeded by a fillet parallel to that sur- face.

congé

corbiestep, catstep, crow- step = The stepped edge of a gable, masking a pitched roof, 14 th to 17 th centuries.

corbiestep

cornice = Any molded projection that crowns the part to which it is affixed. The uppermost division of an entablature. corona =

cornice

The overhanging vertical member of a cornice, sup- ported by the bed molding and crowned by the cyma- tium with a drip to divert the water away from the building.

corona

crenelated, crenel = A notched ornament intended to represent a battlement.

crenelated

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