triglyph
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Origin of triglyph
1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent to tri- tri- + glyph ( ḗ ) glyph + -os adj. suffix
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The Grade II listed Doric hexastyle portico is topped by a triglyph frieze and a pediment.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2019
The line of support which runs up through the pillar is continued in the triglyph, which also shows perpendicular grooves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark.
From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague
Those who would make the metopes all alike, make the outermost intercolumniations narrower by half the width of a triglyph.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The width of the triglyph should be divided into six parts, and five of these marked off in the middle by means of the rule, and two half parts at the right and left.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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