rudenture
/rʊˈdɛntʃə/Architecture. Now rare
noun
A convex moulding or ornament in the form of a rope.
- Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources..
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist. From French rudenture from rudenté + -ure.