interpenetrating molding

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interpenetrating molding - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. i.
     To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or
     their parts.
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     Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic
        architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem
        to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other
        members; often, two sets of architectural members
        penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had
        been plastic when they were put together.
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