CABLE MOULDING (sometimes called ROPE MOULDING), in architecture, a convex moulding, spirally carved, so that it resembles a rope. Its most common use is as one of the mould ings decorating recessed doorways of the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The word "cabling" designates a convex moulding sunk in the flutes of a classical column, usually in the lower portion of the shaft ; this is also known as "reeding."