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Meaning of MODILLION

Pronunciation:  mu'dilyun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mo*dil"lion\, n. [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf.
{Module}, n.] (Arch.)
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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