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Webster 1913 Edition


Diglyph

Di′glyph

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] to hollow out, carve.]
(Arch.)
A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.

Definition 2024


diglyph

diglyph

English

Noun

diglyph (plural diglyphs)

  1. A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.

References

  • diglyph in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913