entablature
(noun) (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
Source: WordNet® 3.1
entablature (plural entablatures)
(architecture) All that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof
• nature table, untreatable
Source: Wiktionary
En*tab"la*ture, n. Etym: [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See Table.] (Arch.)
Definition: The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.
Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. Parker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 October 2024
(adjective) lacking eyes or eyelike features; “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”; “an eyeless needle”
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