modenature
/məˈdeɪnətjʊə/ /məˈdeɪnətʃʊə/ /məˈdeɪnətʃə/(also modénature) Architecture rare before 20th cent
noun
The arrangement of mouldings to form a cornice; a series of such mouldings.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From French modénature from Italian modanatura from modano architectural moulding + -atura.