Use for moldings with bird, animal, or human heads biting a roll molding as the ornamental motif; used in Norman architecture. For fillet moldings with the front portion pendant, use "beak moldings."
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beak-head
beakhead
beakhead mouldings
bird's beak moldings
moldings, beakhead
moldings, bird's beak
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