congee
9.9
A curved hollow decoration on columns or door frames
- noun
- Specialized
:
concha
- The architect chose a beautiful congee to frame the entrance of the building.
Examples
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The ornate congee around the windows added an elegant touch to the façade.
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Clasp onto your congee.
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BOUN: Hey, my congee!
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In the design, the congee smoothly transitioned from the wall to the ceiling.
Synonyms
9.9
A curved hollow at the bottom of a column where it joins the platform
is a concave molding used more generally and not limited to base locations
Surface Forms
Etymology
Congee (in architecture) likely comes from the French word congé and names a small hollow or curved join in a building, like a gentle scoop. So a congee is a concave molding because it is a hollow curve that joins two surfaces.
