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entablature
[ en-tab-luh-cher, -choor ]
noun
, Architecture.
- 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.
entablature
/ ɛnˈtæblətʃə /
noun
- the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice
- any construction of similar form
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entablature1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entablature1
C17: from French, from Italian intavolatura something put on a table, hence, something laid flat, from tavola table, from Latin tabula table
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Example Sentences
We see great thickness of columns, a fitting proportion to the capitals, and a beautiful entablature.
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The pillar had twenty flutes, with a capital of half a diameter, supporting the entablature.
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It was a massy stone, rounded, with a comparatively broad base and entablature but not otherwise remarkable.
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On their entablature rose a balustrade, on which were arranged vases of porcelain filled with flowers.
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The entablature was of great simplicity, perhaps because the comparatively rare employment of this order left it undeveloped.
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