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Webster 1913 Edition

Cymatium

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Cy-ma′ti-um

(s?-m?′sh?-?m)
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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], dim. of [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a wave.]
(Arch.)
A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cymatium

CYMATIUM

, CYMA,
Noun.
[L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is waving, that is, concave at the top and convex at bottom.

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