mutule

American  

[myoo-chool] / ˈmyu tʃul /

noun

Architecture.

1. a projecting flat block under the corona of the Doric cornice, corresponding to the modillion of other orders.

---

mutule British  

/ ˈmjuːtjuːl /

noun

1. architect one of a set of flat blocks below the corona of a Doric cornice Compare modillion

---

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• mutular
  adjective
• mutulary
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of mutule

First recorded in 1555–65, mutule is from the Latin word mūtulus modillion

Example Sentences

Three rows of six guttae each are attached to the under surface of a mutule.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow