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Modillion

The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.

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Bracket 76% connected

An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative featu…

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Arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Architectural ornament noun · 78% connection

(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

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Architecture noun · 78% connection

the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence…

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Art form noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

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Attic noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

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Column noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

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Columniation noun · 78% connection

(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure

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Conge noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a concave molding

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Congee noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a concave molding

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Corbel noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

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Corbel arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

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Corbel step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corbie gable noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps

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Corbie-step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corbiestep noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corner noun · 78% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Crow step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Cyma noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

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Acanthus noun · 78% connection

An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Compos…

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Ancone noun · 78% connection

A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.

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Baldric noun · 78% connection

A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any b…

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Basket noun · 78% connection

The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.

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Block verb · 78% connection

A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces;…

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Brocade noun · 78% connection

Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus…

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Cantalever noun · 78% connection

A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like.

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Cauliculus noun · 78% connection

In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the…

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Circumferentor noun · 78% connection

A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays o…

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Comparative adjective · 78% connection

Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree…

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Composite verb · 78% connection

Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Ital…

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Composite order noun · 78% connection

a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order

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