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Webster 1913 Edition


Entablature

En-tab′la-ture

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[OF.
entablature
: cf. It
intavolatura
, fr. LL.
intabulare
to construct a basis; L.
in + tabulatum
board work, flooring, fr.
tabula
. See
Table
.]
(Arch.)
The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of
Column
,
Cornice
.
☞ It is commonly divided into
architrave
, the part immediately above the column;
frieze
, the central space; and
cornice
, the upper projecting moldings.
Parker.

Webster 1828 Edition


Entablature

ENTAB'LATURE


Definition 2024


entablature

entablature

English

Noun

entablature (plural entablatures)

  1. (architecture) All that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof

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