triglyph

American  

[trahy-glif] / ˈtraɪˌglɪf /

noun

Architecture.

1. a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block.

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triglyph British  

/ ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf /

noun

1. architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels

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Other Word Forms

• triglyphed
  adjective
• triglyphic
  adjective
• triglyphical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of triglyph

1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent to tri- tri- + glyph ( ḗ ) glyph + -os adj. suffix

Example Sentences

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triglyph

The Grade II listed Doric hexastyle portico is topped by a triglyph frieze and a pediment.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2019

The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Gay Montague Moore

A triglyph is placed over the center of each column and over the center of each intercolumniation.

From A History of Greek Art by Frank Bigelow Tarbell

They told him, never did such an absurdity occur in classic architecture as a triglyph on a corner!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

There's a triglyph gray On one of Baalbec's temples high.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Agnes Lee