MODILLIONS

Noun

modillions

plural of modillion

Source: Wiktionary


MODILLION

Mo*dil"lion, n. Etym: [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf. Module, n.] (Arch.)

Definition: The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRISKELION

(noun) a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center


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