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pedestal =

A support for a col-

umn, statue, urn, etc.,

consisting in classical

architecture of a base,

dado, or die and a cor-

nice, surbase, or cap;

in modern design of-

ten a plain block.

pediment =

In classical archi-

tecture, a triangu-

lar gable usually

having a horizon-

tal cornice, with

raked cornices on

each side, sur-

mounting

or

crowning a por-

tico or another

division of a fa-

çade.

pellet molding =

A molding decorated

with a series of small,

flat disks or hemispheri-

cal projections.

pendant =

A suspended feature

or hanging ornament

used in the Gothic

architecture.

pedestal

pediment

pellet molding

pendant