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EPISTYLE
Etymology
Noun
epistyle (plural epistyles)
(architecture, historical) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
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Ep"i*style, n. Etym: [L. epistylium, Gr. épistyle.] (Anc. Arch.)
Definition: A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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