SKIRTING BOARD Synonyms

• a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

• panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

• the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

• a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

• provide with a dado

• cut a dado into or fit into a dado

• the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

• a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

• a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

• sculpture produced by molding

• a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

• a state of arrangement or appearance

• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment

• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• thin and fit

• characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

• neat and smart in appearance

• severely simple in line or design

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

• decorate, as with ornaments

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

• be in equilibrium during a flight

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut closely

• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

• A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.

• The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.