bolectionn.
/bəʊˈlɛkʃən/ Architecture.
A term applied to mouldings which project before the face of the work which they decorate, as a raised moulding round a panel.
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tablementa1400
tabling1410
projecture1563
rib1608
watering table1609
tableting1610
ledge1611
quarter-round1664
cornice1670
bolection1708
dress1726
tablet?1756
dressing1789
1708 E. Hatton New View London I. 95/1 A Gallery..the front of which is large Bolection, with raised Pannels.
1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. I. 44 Balection mouldings: see Belection.
1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill 15 Large raised pannels and bolection mouldings.
1838 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 2) 16 Bilection Mouldings, those surrounding the panels, and projecting before the face of a door or gate.
1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 928 Balection or Bolection Mouldings, mouldings which project beyond the surface of a piece of framing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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