回まわり縁ぶち

noun

cornice; crown molding

A decorative horizontal molding that runs along the top of a wall where it meets the ceiling, or sometimes along the edge of a floor. In Japanese architecture, it is a common interior finishing element.

• リビングの天てん井じょうに回まわり縁ぶちを付つけると、部屋へやがぐっと上じょう品ひんに見みえます。

  Installing crown molding on the living room ceiling makes the room look much more elegant.

• この古ふるい家いえの回まわり縁ぶちは、職しょく人にんの手てで丁てい寧ねいに作つくられている。

  The cornice in this old house was carefully crafted by a skilled artisan.