Entablature

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. All that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of column, cornice.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, that part of a lintel construction, or a structure consisting of horizontal members supported by columns or vertical members, which rests upon the columns and extends upward to the roof, or to the tympana of the pediments if these features are present.
  • n. In machinery, a strong iron frame supporting a paddle-shaft.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    structure    construction   
    Cross Reference
    block cornices and entablatures   
    Variant
    column    cornice   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    architrave    pediment    bed-head    jutty    caryatides   
     
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