cyma
/ˈsaɪmə/
noun
- A molding on a building or piece of furniture that has a curved profile, often used in classical architecture.
- The old courthouse had a beautiful cyma carved along the top of its walls.
- The carpenter carefully shaped the wood to create a cyma for the cabinet.
- Architecture students studied the difference between a cyma recta and a cyma reversa.
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