Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

appuis mouluré à pans coupé

English translation:

moulded (decorated) window ledges with chamfered corners

Added to glossary by Josephine79
Sep 11, 2007 20:18
16 yrs ago
French term

appuis mouluré à pans coupé

French to English Other Architecture 15th centruy French castle
Les lucarnes de ces mêmes tours ont pour decors un appuis mouluré à pans coupés

Not my subject at all - I'm just doing it for a friend and am definitely out of my depth with this specialist vocabulary.
TIA,
Jo
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 moulded (decorated) window ledges with chamfered corners

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moulded (decorated) window ledges with chamfered corners

i.e. instead of being square, the corners of the overhanging bit of the ledge have been cut back.

I'd still love to see a picture of it to be 101% certain.
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agree xvsy : Can't think of something else!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I'd love to see a picture too: I've seen the castle but as the decoration is all high up, I'm not much the wiser.... Thanks a million, Jo"
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