hoodmould

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hoodmould

/ˈhʊdməʊld/ UK

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From hood + mould.

noun hoodmoulds · hood-mould · hoodmold

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. 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.

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@misc{hoodmould_2026,
  title = {hoodmould},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoodmould},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}