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Webster 1913 Edition
Epistyle
Ep′i-style
,Noun.
[L.
epistylium
, Gr. [GREEK]; ἐπί
upon + [GREEK] column: cf. F. épistyle
.] (Anc. Arch.)
A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; – now called
architrave
. Webster 1828 Edition
Epistyle
EP'ISTYLE
,Noun.
In ancient architecture, a term used by the Greeks for what is now called the architrave, a massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately over the capital of a column or pillar.
Definition 2024
epistyle
epistyle
English
Noun
epistyle (plural epistyles)
- (architecture, historical) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.