supercilium

[ soo-per-sil-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural su·per·cil·i·a [soo-per-, sil, -ee-, uh].

1. the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
2. (on an Attic base) either of the fillets above and below the scotia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supercilium¹

1555–65; < Latin: eyebrow, haughtiness, equivalent to super- super- + -cilium eyelid, akin to cēlāre to conceal, English hull ¹, Greek kaliá hut, shrine; -ium