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Webster 1913 Edition
Modillion
Mo-dil′lion
,Noun.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Modillion
MODILLION
,Noun.
In architecture, an ornament in the cornice of the Ionic, Corinthian and composite columns; a sort of bracket serving to support the projecture of the larmier or drip; a dental.