gooseneck pediment

noun

A type of broken pediment made from two matching, double-curved moldings that rise in S-shaped line and end in a scroll or rosette at each side.

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Meanings

noungooseneck pediment (plural gooseneck pediments)

plural gooseneck pediments

  1. architectureA type of broken pediment made from two matching, double-curved moldings that rise in S-shaped line and end in a scroll or rosette at each side.
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