In architecture, a hood mould, also called a "label mould", 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".
The hood mould was introduced into the architecture of English houses in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. [http://www.howtoresearchyourhouse.info/Book/The_Architecture_Of_Your_House_Internal_Features/]
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hood-mould — hoodˈ mould or hoodˈ moulding noun An uppermost projecting moulding over a door, window or arch • • • Main Entry: ↑hood … Useful english dictionary
hood mould — /ˈhʊd moʊld/ (say hood mohld) noun (in Gothic and Elizabethan architecture) a projecting moulding over the headstone or arch to a door or window. Also, label mould …
hood mould — (also hood moulding) noun Architecture a dripstone … English new terms dictionary
Hood mould — a projecting moulding on an arch, above a door or over a window … Medieval glossary
hood mold — Hood molding Hood mold ing Hood moulding Hood mould ing (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; called also {hood mold}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hood molding — Hood mold ing Hood moulding Hood mould ing (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; called also {hood mold}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hood moulding — Hood molding Hood mold ing Hood moulding Hood mould ing (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; called also {hood mold}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hood-moulding — hoodˈ mould or hoodˈ moulding noun An uppermost projecting moulding over a door, window or arch • • • Main Entry: ↑hood … Useful english dictionary
hood — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a covering for the head and neck, whether part of a cloak etc. or separate. b a separate hoodlike garment worn over a university gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer s degree. 2 Brit. a folding waterproof top of a motor car … Useful english dictionary
label mould — /ˈleɪbəl moʊld/ (say laybuhl mohld) noun → hood mould …
