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Webster 1913 Edition


gutta

‖

Gut′ta

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Guttae
(#)
.
[L.]
1.
A drop.
2.
(Arch.)
One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; – called also
campana
, and
drop
.
Gutta serena
[L., lit. serene or clear drop]
(Med.)
,
amaurosis.
–
Guttæ band
(Arch.)
,
the listel or band from which the guttæ hang.