entablature








noun Architecture.

  1. the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice.

noun architect

  1. the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice
  2. any construction of similar form
n.

1610s, nativization of Italian intavolatura; see en- (1) + tablature.

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