forms a canal, and makes a kind of pendant. See also: chin-beak Bed-mould or Bed moulding: Narrow moulding used at the junction of a wall and ceiling, found under the cornice, of which it is a part. Similar to crown moulding, a bed mould is used to cover the joint between the ceiling and wall. Bed moulds can be either sprung or plain, or flush to the wall as an extension of a cornice mould. Bolection: Raised moulding projecting proud of a face frame at the intersection of the different levels between the frame and an inset panel on a door or wood panel. It will sometimes have a rabbet on its underside the depth of the lower level so it can lay flat over both. It can leave an inset panel free to expand or contract with temperature and humidity. or ropework: Convex moulding carved in imitation of a twisted rope or cord, and used for decorative mouldings of the Romanesque style in England, France and Spain and adapted for 18th-century silver and furniture design (Thomas Sheraton) Cabled fluting or cable: Convex circular moulding sunk in the concave fluting of a classic column, and rising about one-third of the height of the shaft Casing: Finish trim around the sides of a door or window opening covering the gap between finished wall and the jam or frame it is attached to. Cartouche escutcheon: Framed panel in the form of a scroll with an inscribed centre, or surrounded by compound mouldings decorated with floral motifs Cavetto: cavare("to hollow"): Concave, quarter-round moulding sometimes employed in the place of the cymatium of a cornice, as in the Doric order of the Theatre of Marcellus. It forms the crowning feature of Egyptian temples and took the place of the cymatium in many Etruscan temples. Chair rail or dado rail: Horizontal moulding placed part way up a wall to protect the surface from chair-backs, and used simply as decoration Chamfer: Beveled edge between two adjacent surfaces Chin-beak: Concave quarter-round moulding, rare in ancient buildings, more common today. Corner guard: Used to protect the edge of the wall at an outside corner, or to cover a joint on an inside corner. Cornice: Generally any horizontal decorative moulding Cove moulding or coving: Concave-profile moulding that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling Crown moulding: Wide, sprung moulding that is used at the junction