entablature

[ en-tab-luh-cher, -choor ]

/ ɛnˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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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.

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Origin of entablature

1605–15; <Middle French <Italian intavolatura;see in-², table, -ate¹, -ure

Words nearby entablature

ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT, entablature, entablement, entail, entailed, entailment, entameba

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How to use entablature in a sentence

We see great thickness of columns, a fitting proportion to the capitals, and a beautiful entablature.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The pillar had twenty flutes, with a capital of half a diameter, supporting the entablature.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
It was a massy stone, rounded, with a comparatively broad base and entablature but not otherwise remarkable.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
On their entablature rose a balustrade, on which were arranged vases of porcelain filled with flowers.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams

The entablature was of great simplicity, perhaps because the comparatively rare employment of this order left it undeveloped.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for entablature

entablature

/ (ɛnˈtæblətʃə) /

noun architect

the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice

any construction of similar form

Word Origin for entablature

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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