A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex

A wave moulding of double curvature. When the concave portion protrudes (normally at the top) it is called a cyma recta; when the convex part protrudes it is called cyma reversa; the Doric hawksbeak is another example of such a moulding, related to the cyma recta. Back

an ogee, an Ionic colute