TRIGLYPH

Etymology

Noun

triglyph (plural triglyphs)

(architecture) A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"glyph, n. Etym: [L. triglyphus, Gr. Tri-) + triglyphe.] (Arch.)

Definition: An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of Entablature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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