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Modillion

Modillion Meaning & Definition
Modillion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Modillion?

[n] (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice

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Modillion In Webster's Dictionary

\Mo*dil"lion\, n. [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf. {Module}, n.] (Arch.) 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.

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