ENTABLATURE

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

Etymology

Noun

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

Anagrams

• 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

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