mutule

[ myoo-chool ]

/ ˈmyu tʃul /

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noun Architecture.

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

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Origin of mutule

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mutule

mu·tu·lar

[myoo-chuh-ler], /ˈmyu tʃə lər/, mu·tu·la·ry

[myoo-chuh-ler-ee], /ˈmyu tʃəˌlɛr i/, adjective

Words nearby mutule

mutualize, mutually, mutually exclusive, mutual savings bank, mutuel, mutule, muumuu, muxe, Muybridge, Muzak, muzhik

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How to use mutule in a sentence

Mutule, a feature in a Classic Doric cornice, somewhat resembling the end of a timber beam.
Architecture|Thomas Roger Smith

British Dictionary definitions for mutule

mutule

/ (ˈmjuːtjuːl) /

noun

architect one of a set of flat blocks below the corona of a Doric corniceCompare modillion

Word Origin for mutule

C16: via French from Latin mūtulus modillion

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