hoodmould

English

Alternative forms

• hood-mould
• hoodmold

Etymology

From hood +‎ mould.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊdməʊld/

Noun

hoodmould (plural hoodmoulds)

1. (architecture) The outermost moulding which protrudes out of a wall over an archway (over the hood of a door, window or other opening), for decoration or the cover transitions between surfaces, and to discharge rain; a dripstone.
   • 1846, John Henry Parker, A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Oxford, pages 306–307:

     It is of four lights, with the superior mouldings continuing through the central mullion, and it has a drop arch over it with moulded hood and jambs; two corbel heads remain under the hoodmould but much mutilated.

   • 1998, David Rollason, Margaret Harvey, Michael Prestwich, Anglo-Norman Durham 1093–1193, →ISBN, page 216:

     At the east end of the aisle is a recess with a segmented arch decorated with chevron and enclosed with a hoodmould.

   • 2013, Michael Forsyth, editor, Materials and Skills for Historic Building Conservation, →ISBN:

     It was decided to restore the full architectural form of the hoodmould so that it might once again perform its intended function.

Related terms

• hoodmoulding