crown molding

noun

: molding that crowns a surface or structure

especially : molding that runs between the top of an internal wall and a ceiling

Examples of crown molding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hardwood flooring from the living room flows into the dining room, which also has a chair rail and crown molding. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025

The living room, designed almost a century ago by architects John Bakewell Jr. and Ernest Weihe, includes detailed crown molding framing a marble fireplace. —Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Crisp white crown molding can offset all these vibrant tones, to get everything to blend in. —Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025

What to Do Non Canonico Set in a stunning ground-floor apartment with parquet floors, striking columns, and crown molding, this gallery is a work of art in itself. —Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crown molding

• beholding
• enfolding
• landholding
• refolding
• shareholding
• slaveholding
• stockholding
• unfolding
• upholding
• withholding
• folding
• holding