entablement

[ en-tey-buhl-muhnt ]

noun

the platform above the dado on a pedestal.

Origin of entablement

1655–65; <French, equivalent to entable(r) to table (see en-¹, table) + -ment-ment

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British Dictionary definitions for entablement

entablement

/ (ɪnˈteɪbəlmənt) /

noun

the platform of a pedestal, above the dado, that supports a statue

Origin of entablement

C17: from Old French

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