DRIP MOLD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

Synonyms:

drip; drip mold; drip mould

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("drip mold" is a kind of...):

projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drip mold"):

dripstone; hoodmold; hoodmould (a protective drip that is made of stone)