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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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