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Egg-and-tongue

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Noun

1. egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue

a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape

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Egg-and-tongue

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noun (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

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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 tongue

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