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Gorgerin

Gorgerin Meaning & Definition
Gorgerin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gorgerin?

[n] the molding at the top of a column

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gorgerin: necking

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See Also | molding | moulding

Gorgerin In Webster's Dictionary

\Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.) 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}.

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