About The Word Entablature
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Entablature
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What's The Definition Of Entablature?
[n] the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
Synonyms | Synonyms for Entablature: Related Terms | Find terms related to Entablature: See Also | architrave | attic | construction | cornice | frieze | structure | temple Entablature In Webster's Dictionary \En*tab"la*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. entablature: cf.
It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L.
in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See
{Table}.] (Arch.)
The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns.
See Illust. of {Column}, {Cornice}.
Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part
immediately above the column; frieze, the central
space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings.
--Parker.
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