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

The deep red carpeting has been removed to highlight the rich wood floors, and the damask wallpaper has been subbed out for sleek white walls that bring out the endless crown molding throughout the house. —Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2024

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

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