Cymatium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cymatium \Cy*ma"ti*um\ (s?-m?"sh?-?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?????,
     dim. of ???? a wave.] (Arch.)
     A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cymatium
       n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is
           partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cyma}]
       [also: {cymatia} (pl)]