modillion
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of modillion
1555–65; < Italian modiglione < Vulgar Latin *mutiliōnem, variant of *mūtuliōnem, accusative of *mūtuliō. See mutule, -ion
Example Sentences
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A Romanesque modillion carved with a human head, under the cornice.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
Over the arched window behind the ten Melchisedec pulpits, and just beneath the vertical modillion which forms the keystone of the ornamental wooden arch, is the text, "Holiness unto the Lord."
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
The first modillion is a grotesque human being putting his right hand to his mouth while folding his left arm.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
The third modillion is a crouched human being, with his hands on his knees.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
This modillion is above the bay of the second row of the nave.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
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