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Meaning of GORGERIN

Pronunciation:  'gorjurin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the molding at the top of a column
 
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 Synonyms: necking
 
 See Also: molding, moulding

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)
In some columns, that part of the capital between the
termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or
the space between two neck moldings; -- called also {neck of
the capital}, and {hypotrachelium}. See Illust. of {Column}.
 

 

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