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Webster 1913 Edition
Zoophorous
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Zo-oph′o-rous
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Zoophoric
.] (Anc. Arch.)
The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; – so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
Definition 2024
zoophorous
zoophorous
See also: zoöphorous
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Noun
zoophorous (plural zoophorouses)
- (archaeology) The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; — so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.