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Egg-and-tongue
see synonyms of egg-and-tongueNoun
1. egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue
a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Egg-and-tongue
see synonyms of egg-and-tonguenoun (in architecture and cabinetwork)
a.
an ornamental moulding in which a half egg shape alternates with a dart, tongue, or anchor shape
b.
(as modifier)
egg-and-dart moulding
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Egg-and-tongue
see synonyms of egg-and-tongue a decorative molding used in architecture and cabinetwork, consisting of an egg-shaped form alternating with a form shaped like an arrow, anchor, or tongue
: also egg and anchor, egg and tongueWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.