GORGERIN

gorgerin, necking

(noun) the molding at the top of a column

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gorgerin (plural gorgerins)

(architecture) In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; the hypotrachelium.

Anagrams

• Gorringe, rogering

Source: Wiktionary


Gor`ge*rin", n. Etym: [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)

Definition: In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; -- called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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